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[-] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Tumblr is a lot of fun though. We have fedi versions of a lot of sites but no real alternative to Tumblr

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Because demand is low, because tumblr is still pretty good?

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

Tumblr was awful for Discourse™️, there are some legendary headass takes originating from there. A lot of those people moved to Twitter after the Tumblr porn ban, and it slowly has gotten less insufferable.

I'm really surprised that people don't make the connection that Twitter Discourse™️ is Tumblr Discourse™️ but short form. I genuinely think Twitter got magnitudes worse after the Tumblr migration, especially if you're on the music/media/fandom side.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Tumblr was awful for Discourse

I don't find it really good for that now, either. It's fun for just blasting out random thoughts and forgetting about it as well as mindlessly looking at others; but actually trying to communicate on that site is awful.

This right here is easier, more intuitive, etc.

[-] other_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The height of irony that Tumblr is better than Twitter at what Twitter was originally designed for.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[-] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Fair enough, any site can take a dark turn tho

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

They kept trying to push inane video short things for awhile, but everyone in tumblr fucking haaaated it so much they shut that down after a few months. They try to make the site worse, everyone revolts.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It wasn't the only controversy, and I'm not even much a Tumblr user that would know its history.

But it hasn't really enshittified like other social media.

[-] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

in fact, tumblr itself may be a part of the fediverse someday!

wether or not we should want that is another topic.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seems compatible to me, as long as the company itself isn't doing anything too crazy.

[-] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

my biggest problem with tumblr is that it has a big TERF community

as a trans woman, I’m pretty reticent about federating with them

[-] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

It's weird; there's a huge trans presence on Tumblr, but also a large terf presence too. Part of the reason I like Lemmy/liked Reddit is that communities form that are supportive; I post to a group of people who have sought this space out, rather than to a group of individuals, some of whom might see it randomly and be rabidly unpleasant.

[-] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

yeah Tumblr is a double-edged sword. the queer community there is incredible and I want to be a part of it, but the TERFs are also omnipresent and numerous, and the moderation doesn’t do much to stop them…

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Like riding a moped or banging skank:

A lot of fun unless someone sees you.

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