#it took them like 2 years to handle botfarms using general tags and only because the appstore was like 'hey. whats going on in there'

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it would be so funny if tumblr became good because the dev team isnt stretched thin maintaining their investor-pleasing changes that take months to roll out only for everyone to get mad at them. id love it

#pers #i think the reason people keep push pulling on 'support tumblr!' and 'never support tumblr. im not using another website though' #is like badges and dash gifts are a very reasonable monetization strategy. they're fun and cute baubles that don't have a corporate feel #but automattic's moderation is fucking HEIIIINOUUUUUS its so bad. its transphobic as fuck and clunky and not fast enough. #it took them like 2 years to handle botfarms using general tags and only because the appstore was like 'hey. whats going on in there' #and they started the scrub by nuking tags entirely. BAD fucking moderation #and of course the investment pleasing. so the instinct is to go 'why should i make the website not caring for its users profitable' #so i think automattic pulling out of tumblr's business is kind of hopeful. because everyone hates them and hope they explode.