Sometimes I can still hear their voice

Breaking: TikTok is better bc it’s more hostile towards humanity

The lack of video content is what kept us here... I thought we all agree that the best feature of this hellhole was and always will be anonymity.

Tumblr's not asking for my phone number. It's not going through my contacts to try and connect me with my fucking colleagues. I can come here and talk about whatever I want without anyone ever seeing my face or hearing my voice. I don't have to censor myself and hide my interests or enthusiasm out of fear of consequences it might have in my real life.

I think the biggest misunderstanding they have of Tumblr is that they think of it as a social media platform when in actuality it's a blogging platform with social features.

“Ugh, it’s just SO MUCH WORK to find people with whom you wish to interact, instead of passively allowing the algorithm to control what you see.”

I can not stress enough how little I want compulsory videos on Tumblr, or how thoroughly AND unpleasantly the entire idea of “pivot to video” can get fucked, with a cactus.

Ok, so like

This is now starting to make clear to me some of the disconnect between certain generations of fandom.

The older groups: curate your own content. Dig around search engines for what you want, then make your own lists. Del.Ico.Us, Livejournal groups; before that, listservs & webrings. The point is, YOU are responsible for what you see.

Younger fandom: expects content to be curated FOR them. They're utterly passive in their internet consumption -- the Algorithm just serves stuff to them. They literally CAN'T be responsible for what they see, the *entire concept* is alien and has been trained out of them! Therefore, if they see stuff they don't like, it's *the other person's fault* for putting it out there, NOT their own fault for seeking it out!