[jasonfarnon]

I logged with AIM which was a pain, at least for the late 90s version I was using, bc you had to save each chat manually. Then a Kramer-like friend wandered over when I wasn't home, got on my computer, came across the saved chats, and deleted them all. I did this kind of self-logging for the same sort of navel-gazing reasons as the OP but it really turned off friends, who thought it was about keeping a file on them.

[wholinator2]

Damn, could you still call that person a friend afterwards? Was it normal for them to "wander over" and look through your personal items/computer? I think I'd be pretty furious

[actionfromafar]

Getting furious over something Kramer does is like getting angry at a dog. Yes, you may get angry but also, dogs will be dogs.

[jasonfarnon]

Actually I was on the defensive. About a month after it happened he said, "Oh I was on your computer and saw a bunch of files where you saved our chats...wtf?" "Um, I just thought,, in the future...it might be interesting to have". Unfortunately that kind of comes off as a blackmail threat.