yes!! yeah the sense that, oh shit, i have to keep all of my creative outputs completely separated or i risk being doxxed is... bad. i kind of just regret ever revealing anything real about me ever. why did we ever think that was a good idea :')
thank you, likewise!! when i first read your comment earlier in the month, i was really heartened to hear from you and i am glad you are back!! i absolutely feel what you wrote in your last post and hope you are doing okay. <3 i keep rappelling between 'ok i need to be brave and actually exist online because i deserve to' and 'you know what i'm done time to hide under rock forever with my giant dvd folder'
yep i agree with you - it's not actually that different, the problems that the socmed giants and small communities face are actually the same, but i think it's easier to put individuals making their own independent communities on a pedestal and then immediately shoving them off when they make any mistake ever while doing something that is... quite volatile and high-risk. it's way easier to stick with tumblr or twitter and make 'haha we are in hell' jokes because everyone else is there.
yeah... i know there have ALWAYS been people in it for the drama, regardless of the time period. but it definitely feels the most profitable it's ever been to make everyone feel worse, if not actually unsafe.
but yeah!! i think like, actually remembering that this WAS what it was like, it was actually this slow if not slower (i think one thing that makes it hard to step back from mainstream socmed is the ability to find people into niche tropes or fandoms - but by this point there are so many fellow fans ready to make themselves your enemy OVER that interest that thats not genuinely a good thing). people are often taking their time because they are actually like. making stuff, or appreciating fandoms and hobbies mindfully. as opposed to just 'consuming' or finding stuff to get angry about.
i am not sure if i am making sense but i love your response and i am definitely going to keep it in mind moving forward. <3 i hope you are also keeping well!!
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Date: 2023-12-30 12:56 am (UTC)thank you, likewise!! when i first read your comment earlier in the month, i was really heartened to hear from you and i am glad you are back!! i absolutely feel what you wrote in your last post and hope you are doing okay. <3 i keep rappelling between 'ok i need to be brave and actually exist online because i deserve to' and 'you know what i'm done time to hide under rock forever with my giant dvd folder'
yep i agree with you - it's not actually that different, the problems that the socmed giants and small communities face are actually the same, but i think it's easier to put individuals making their own independent communities on a pedestal and then immediately shoving them off when they make any mistake ever while doing something that is... quite volatile and high-risk. it's way easier to stick with tumblr or twitter and make 'haha we are in hell' jokes because everyone else is there.
yeah... i know there have ALWAYS been people in it for the drama, regardless of the time period. but it definitely feels the most profitable it's ever been to make everyone feel worse, if not actually unsafe.
but yeah!! i think like, actually remembering that this WAS what it was like, it was actually this slow if not slower (i think one thing that makes it hard to step back from mainstream socmed is the ability to find people into niche tropes or fandoms - but by this point there are so many fellow fans ready to make themselves your enemy OVER that interest that thats not genuinely a good thing). people are often taking their time because they are actually like. making stuff, or appreciating fandoms and hobbies mindfully. as opposed to just 'consuming' or finding stuff to get angry about.
i am not sure if i am making sense but i love your response and i am definitely going to keep it in mind moving forward. <3 i hope you are also keeping well!!