are there *really* people in the world half-witted enough to go around blithely giving out their LJ password out to strangers?

um, yeah this is my question too. Isn't this the first thing you're taught? Don't talk to strangers and don't give out your passwords to people! Good lord. I still have no idea what the heck this friendsditto thing does or is for, but why would you give your password to someone you don't even know? Then they have access to all your friendslocked posts. And for that matter, your entire journal. They could start posting as you! OMG. Utterly stupid.