random question for userpic nuts

[eirias]

Hey, userpic nuts! What is the advantage of having a userpic that someone else has used? I get very confused seeing multiple users attached to the same image... it only comes up when reading big communities of strangers, pretty much, but still.

Comments

[eirias.livejournal.com]

I think I get it, a bit late :). I think of the icon primarily as a representation of oneself in some way, not as an expression of feeling. So to me, using someone else's icon seems to say something weird about identity, whereas to people who do it it's just an illustration for their writing, in some sense.

Thanks!