The friendship system - Success and failure of online trust

Many slaves have asked me as to why if I claim to have such a long number of slaves that have served me in the past, why my friend list on recon is so small



That has some explainable reasons easy to grap



The first and more basic is that adding friends can only be done from premium membership


As very few ever took the initiative to add me in the past, there was not that much to show


I have premium membership since December 2012



The second is that profiles are made and destroyed too quickly




Some time ago I made a small exercise and selected from my contact list a few spaced nicks from previous contacts I had made



From that list, less than 15% were still in existence


The third reason is that not every slave that I have trained in the past wants to be known to have been under my service

In fact many are not even able to be associated with anyone to begin with


That happens too much in countries that do not have a gay open community, being Portugal one in that list unfortunately


As a keeper of secrets, I have no interest in the exposure that comes from that



Nevertheless I understand that there has to be a balance between secrecy and exposure, specially in terms of reference points for future contacts




Dating services are made popular by providing an anonymous way of connecting people without having to expose yourself and be seen, touched and evaluated




Photos can be retouched or just be internet pictures that you like, profile data can be faked or "enhanced" to meet your made up ideas about yourself and fantasies can be written down without any physical support to the real you and what you are truly in search of




To help you in that area the friend list on your profile (that I call in a jokingly way as the friendship system) could be a good help



If you were to add every person that you have known personally in the past and that could grade the realness of the profile and the ideas on that he stands for (being in terms of recon if he is a good fucker, fister, fistee, master, slave, dog or whatever they one day invent) it would be nice
 


Some sites use that concept already and it seems to work out


Nevertheless in a virtual world friends can just be people that share the same ideas or that have something that you like and you may never have seen in real life


Just because you have a nice text and/or pictures you may have 200 friends and have met none



As it is now, the friendship system has deep flaws in terms of the evaluation of a truthful identity of a profile



Each user is free to use and abuse it according to its own views about its purpose



Virtual does not connect with the real and it does not provide any meaningful fulfillment


There are too many fake profiles in any service you may use



Trust is something that has to be earned


Eye to eye


Flesh against flesh



Trust your own judgement about those that you are in contact with


The choice of whom you will meet is yours in the end



Nevertheless if you know me in person and wish to add me to your friend list in recon you are free to do so and to do it as well to all of those that you know



The friendship system is better than nothing, but a mere drop in an ocean


Never enough to really fulfill your thirst

Happy 10.000 page views - A look under the hood

Hello to all the readers



The post today is to commemorate the 10.000th page view that this blog has received


To be frank this was an unexpected event at this time as this was supposed to have happened after the first year of this blog


This mark is remarkable as this blog refers to a very specific area of interest and the primary source of visitors comes from my recon profile

To this day I haven't heard of a site that refers this blog


On this special occasion I would like to offer you all a small gift


A look under the hood of the blog


A visit into the belly of the beast



Every time I take a look at my blog I am greeted with a small statistic of what has happened on the last week

On average my blog has around 30 page views a day, although it has variations with peaks during the weekend

This blog started on December 2012 and July was the month where it got more page views


The number of visitors usually depends both on my online time on recon as well as the timing of the posts

Regarding the top of the readings both posts regarding my offer to slaves take pole position as well as my story about a first encounter and the moment of surrender


As a curiosity to all that have read the story thinking that it is just a fantasy you should know that dreams have a way of coming true as one of my slaves has already discovered


I will not tell you his name as he is a shy little boy but I believe he found everything that he was searching for from that moment of fear and excitement

 
Perhaps one day when he has sorted out his story he will return and I will make another one just for him



Another item to be noted is the fact that most of the readers are indeed slaves or sympathizers according to the focus of the top readings.

On the global top readers this blog has the Portuguese to account for as my profile is registered in Portugal, followed from both readers from the United States and United Kingdom


This global count is made just from the top ten, but nevertheless it is a significant marker



My path as a Master takes me primarily in a search for slaves within the European Union and very rarely go into non EU profiles


This occurrence is mostly connected to the number of users that use Recon as well as the communities that have most interest in BDSM


All others below the two hundred mark could be just connected to special visitors that have a keen interest in coming to be trained



Now three trivia informations to close up the game for this post



The first trivia relates to the purpose of this blog



This blog is mostly designed to function as a complement to the Recon profile as I cannot write as much content as is needed


From time to time I get slaves asking me the same questions and this archive of thoughts saves me time and helps project my views on this game


As such it is mostly directed towards slaves that may one day want to become my slaves


Nevertheless it may also serve masters taking their first steps on this road as well as proving a reference point (never a guide book as everyone has a different view on the subject) for other masters that have already seen much of what this life has brought




I have heard from slaves complaining that this is mostly fictional with no real substance, that substance being pictures of slaves being tortured by my hands as well as toys and other gimmicks


To be honest, that is not the purpose of this blog nor the most original idea





I have already seen plenty of blogs containing hundreds of pictures of slaves bound and submitted, dozens of blogs containing sexual fantasies (some of them very well written and that have given me some nice hard-ons) revolving around BDSM




Why does this not happen here



I have plenty of photos that I have taken in the past


Some of them extremely hot


But I am a keeper of secrets besides being a Master


I have gone to great extents in providing a safe environment for my slaves to grow and for trust to be given



Lots of slaves are still taking their first steps and trying to discover how far they are willing to go


It is not my place to expose them in any way outside of my cage until the moment arrives when they will be comfortable to be exposed and able to put their head high to the sky in the achievements they have done





Until that moment arrives their secret is safe with me as well as what has happened between us








I will not betray the trust deposited in me



Ever




Regarding stories I am able to write them as you have probably read on the "package delivered" post


I consider my time better spent preparing the trainings that my slaves will face than to give reasons for slaves not to come


The time to leave your comfort zone is at hand and to live for what you only dream of



Reality is what you make of it

If you cannot drink a bottle then drink a glass and if not a glass then a spoon



Try it


Taste it


It is worth more than what you can imagine in your wildest dreams



Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down





Something to make you walk one more step




If you are afraid of being taken over by the wave then don't swim further than to where your feet can touch the sand





But do it




The post was a small demonstration of what my imagination can make for you in terms of challenges


If you wish to be put to the test my testing ground is big enough to make you fly into the air


Literally



Unlike what some have said regarding the contents of the blog, my work here is not fictional but the results of my explorations within the slave minds that have surrendered to me in the past


A view into the mind more than a view into the body


Bodies are easy to view


Just go to a beach and you will see all that you need to see to wank one



To see into a mind is not something easy to get nor it is to understand the feelings and desires that go inside


That takes time and patience that many do not have and many will not do





I see the words sent into the air as seeds that will plant themselves in fertile land over time


Some will grow and become something worth seeing and grasping


When ripe I will be there to pick you up and take you on a true adventure of exploration





Second trivia information




There is at the bottom of the blog a tool that allows you to be notified when posts are published if you are only interested in new posts


The address is not shared to me so be at ease to add yourself



Third trivia information



Posts are not written into stone


From time to time I revise their contents





Remove words that add nothing, correct textual errors or add words that help clarify the objective of the post that I had in mind



What you read one day may not be exactly what you will find if you return


But the content will not change in a way that it will lose its original face



Posts are not single sided



There are different perspectives to my words with some of them difficult to grasp if you are not into the correct mindset for them


Take your time to understand what is said


Perhaps in them may be the answer to your questions






In case you cannot find the correct answer then come to me and I will help you find it



If this is the first post you have read from the blog then my advice is that you start from the beginning




I will be worth it




Thank you for reading my posts






There are still more to come





Master Joseph