I'll actually be pretty sad when tumblr dies

[milo_r]

I know we're all joking about the curse finally lifting but it's the only "modern" social media site I get genuine enjoyment out of. And for all that I praise dreamwidth and mastodon to every fandom person I meet, there's a kind of visual fandom experience that only tumlblr is- I can't even say "optimized for," as tumblr is not optimized for anything. Mostly gif gazing. TikTok is for videos and Instagram is for carousels. Fanartists will migrate to even more inhospitable lands but I have survived that before. But where will I go to have narrative parallels highlighted via gifset juxtaposition? Where will I be graced with the sight of my blorbo covered in blood like I am graced by a freshly bloomed flower on my morning walk? Are you telling me I'll have to rewatch my shows??? Unthinkable.

(Not that I think tumblr doesn't have the addictive and enshittified social media features. I've looked up by an hour-long tumblr session with the same kind of malaise tiktok scrolling gives me, but overall the good has always outweighed the bad.)

Comments

[axolotls]

While the culture wasn't good for me, it's still such a good place for fanart that's easily searchable, I really don't want to lose all that (and the meta and jokes people have written), especially for fandoms I've not discovered yet. :(

[yourlibrarian]

I agree with you. Although I only had an account for a few years and didn't get any traction with it, I have fandoms feeds from it here on DW that I would be sorry to lose.

But where will I go to have narrative parallels highlighted via gifset juxtaposition?

A perfect example. I don't think one can even post them here and they don't work easily on PF either.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>I'll actually be pretty sad when tumblr dies<<

My sympathies.

>>And for all that I prasie dreamwidth and mastodon to every fandom person I meet,<<

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. For those coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet is posting tutorials for that angle. Feel free to share these with anyone who might need them.

>> Where will I be graced with the sight of my blorbo covered in blood like I am graced by a freshly bloomed flower on my morning walk? <<

That's such a wonderful image.

While most DW communities and blogs are text-oriented, there are a few image-oriented ones that can deliver that sort of experience.