great piece. it’s been really fascinating to see the way that the site has developed into something that is genuinely, *literally* ungovernable. it is perhaps the only social media platform where the userbase is in sharp, unified, and relentless opposition to the platform holders.
my friends who are still there frequently show me posts that are the digital equivalent of firing shots into the air to keep the rents down (sometimes with that exact terminology). much of the content there now is exactly the same sort of retrospective self-analysis seen in this piece. i can’t imagine the twilight of any other platform being as self-aware.
I'm curious to revisit! I log in occasionally but I think many of the people I once followed are gone, so I'm missing out on a lot of the good 'end times' Tumblr content.
great piece. it’s been really fascinating to see the way that the site has developed into something that is genuinely, *literally* ungovernable. it is perhaps the only social media platform where the userbase is in sharp, unified, and relentless opposition to the platform holders.
my friends who are still there frequently show me posts that are the digital equivalent of firing shots into the air to keep the rents down (sometimes with that exact terminology). much of the content there now is exactly the same sort of retrospective self-analysis seen in this piece. i can’t imagine the twilight of any other platform being as self-aware.
I'm curious to revisit! I log in occasionally but I think many of the people I once followed are gone, so I'm missing out on a lot of the good 'end times' Tumblr content.