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2023

READ THAT STACK OF BOOKS NEXT TO YOUR BED

READ THAT STACK OF BOOKS NEXT TO YOUR BED

READ THAT STACK OF BOOKS NEXT TO YOUR BED

READ THAT STACK OF BOOKS NEXT TO YOUR BED

READ THAT STACK OF BOOKS NEXT TO YOUR BED

#sob

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re: tumblr

hello! I work in tech and here are some important things to know about "tumblr is going into maintenance mode." please note I do not work at tumblr, I've just worked at tumblr-adjacent sort of companies for my entire adult life and i've gone through this before.

what does maintenance mode mean?

literally what it sounds like -- Automattic is not going to be hiring new staff, investing in new product features, or doing anything new on tumblr. the staff that remains working on tumblr will be maintaining the status quo. most of the staff will be allocated elsewhere (or possibly laid off, though it looks like from that memo that's not what they're planning to do). it does not mean tumblr is shutting down. you should still buy premium, get merch, etc, because this is definitely step one of the shutdown process, but a maintenance mode designation is basically to see if tumblr will generate a revenue without putting more money into it than strictly necessary.

why did this happen?

obviously I do not know directly. from my observation, it's in part because Yahoo had absolutely no idea what to do with this platform, and then when Automattic bought it they also... struggled... but it is also in part because the user base has been so viciously anti-monetization that most attempts were killed outright.

yes, the user base is part of the problem. the absolute feral anti-premium, anti-ads, anti-tipping, anti-everything tumblr tried to do to make money is part of the problem. it's not the only part of the problem by a long shot, but I would be remiss not to mention it.

what do I do now?

use the platform. just like, keep using tumblr. do not abandon ship. buy premium, get yourself some badges, get yourself some merch, but use the platform. ad revenue is based on impressions and clicks. if a ton of the user base gives up, that revenue disappears.

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tumblr is extremely special. I've never seen anything like it in my 20-odd years of being Very Online, and I was a minor BNF in WolfStar during LiveJournal days. I don't know that it can be recreated elsewhere. I don't know where fandom will go. I know that something else will exist after tumblr and that nothing gold can stay, but i don't think the specific kind of joy found here can be recreated. i say this not to be a downer, but to be realistic. I guess I should find a Bluesky invite.

I've been here since 2008. I'm not going anywhere as long as this site exists. hope you'll stay here with me.

#oh tumblr we're really in it now #actual reference

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My favourite boy

#дом в котором #the gray house

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sometimes i am struck by the fact that there are people i follow on tumblr because we were friends on livejournal TWENTY YEARS AGO

#would follow yall to tiktok and back... #(don't hold me to it)

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#экслибриум #exlibrium #deep in my soul #i got #a soft spot for zinoviy i can't explain 🥺

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Art Nouveau doors in Brussels ❦

#places #first aid kit

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did YOU KNOW i cant draw cats

#bungou stray dogs #catverse legit in every canon

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“This character is dead in canon” to you. They’re dead in canon to you. To me they’re fine

#reference

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#catcrumbs #yeah vi! #(affectionate)

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I LOVE being alive so I can be mediocre at SO many different hobbies

#ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ #reference

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Bubble Comics released a new VK sticker pack! This time it's Exlibrium-themed so prepare yourself for a big dose of little shadows and extremely hilarious reactions made by Lilya, Nightingale, Inga and Sasha!

#экслибриум #exlibrium #still need to lie down abt like 70% of these #petition for june / exlibrium hype window to not end in 10 days

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Yoh for dear Yone

#art #shaman king

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It's always inherited trauma never inherited money.

#reference #;~;

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A more recent hike, with the trees above the falls encased in rime

#seasons #first aid kit

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humbled

#reference #huh!

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Covers for Exlibrium: Second life issues 33, 34 and 36

#экслибриум #exlibrium #buckle up we've entered the skull era #still want the goth snowglobe on my shelf...

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me liking posts from my mutuals hyperfixations that i dont actually understand at all

#reference #i trust yall #though i do have a policy of only interacting if i get at least 25% of the post