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Changing Of The Guard
Apr. 9th, 2025 07:55 amThere's talk (again) at Tumblr that the site is being sun-downed due to a severe layoff of staff, and honestly, it's heartbreaking. The Internet I grew up with is no longer a thing.
There are ghosts of it, here and there, but what we're left with it Meta (ew), Musk (double ew) Tik Tok (No thanks. I'm not one for videos) and Bluesky, which is very quiet.
Discord's a thing. I even use it, but it's not quite the same.
Then there's this place, which feels like a phantom in itself: a memorial to what once was.
I suppose I just woke up this morning feeling uncertain of things. The political situation in America means I'm not sure if AO3 will survive (How long before anything gay is porn and porn is "illegal", for example?)
It's hard to look on the bright side when everything is so damn dark.
There are ghosts of it, here and there, but what we're left with it Meta (ew), Musk (double ew) Tik Tok (No thanks. I'm not one for videos) and Bluesky, which is very quiet.
Discord's a thing. I even use it, but it's not quite the same.
Then there's this place, which feels like a phantom in itself: a memorial to what once was.
I suppose I just woke up this morning feeling uncertain of things. The political situation in America means I'm not sure if AO3 will survive (How long before anything gay is porn and porn is "illegal", for example?)
It's hard to look on the bright side when everything is so damn dark.
