[HN Gopher] Tumblr's Internet Legacy
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       Tumblr's Internet Legacy
        
       Author : gripfx
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2022-04-02 20:12 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theatlantic.com)
        
       | kingcharles wrote:
       | Poor Tumblr. I still love you for what you were.
       | 
       | Try getting support since they were bought by Matt. My gf's
       | account was banned by some AI stupidity and it is as hopeless as
       | trying to get back into a locked out Gmail. Lights on, nobody's
       | home. Someone needs to realize that these decisions have real
       | consequences - most of the people my gf talked to and relied on
       | for mental support were only known through Tumblr and now she has
       | no way to contact them.
        
         | rralian wrote:
         | I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe I can help. Will email you to get
         | details.
        
       | hellbanTHIS wrote:
       | > Because of the site's design, conversation happened in a
       | nesting-doll structure--to comment on anything, users had to
       | reblog the original post onto their own page and make their
       | additions beneath it.
       | 
       | > Tumblr was often criticized for its purity culture--
       | conversations could go nuclear as soon as someone was deemed
       | "problematic," or once their "fav" had been declared "canceled."
       | 
       | The first paragraph caused the second one. That's not a
       | conversation, that's broadcasting to your narrow group of like-
       | minded followers.
       | 
       | Fatal UI decision ultimately, and it was probably done because
       | comments were considered toxic.
       | 
       | But nothing was ever as toxic as challenging some of the crazy
       | ideas on there (one I remember getting tangled up in was
       | "feminism means men can hit women") and having that person's
       | personal army come after you.
       | 
       | So RIP Tumblr, you sucked and made the world a worse place.
        
         | rainonmoon wrote:
         | > Fatal UI decision ultimately, and it was probably done
         | because comments were considered toxic.
         | 
         | Well, it also created a robust essay culture for a while that
         | allowed long, considered writing to exist in conversation with
         | other pieces in a pretty unique way.
        
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