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On that Tumblr subscription service thing
Feb. 24th, 2022 06:02 pmSo Tumblr's offering a new subscription service, where you can pay them a few bucks a month and they won't show you ads. I think this is a good move for them! It has plenty of potential, and it's a lot better than Posts+; the tip jar option they floated a little while ago wasn't too bad either, aside from the whole "all or nothing" bit, where you couldn't turn it off for posts that would get you dinged for intellectual property theft.
That said, I'm rather torn about whether I'll be subscribing myself. I do spend a lot of time on Tumblr, but that's mostly because the people whose content I want to follow are mostly on Tumblr rather than my preferred platform. I understand the value of being able to share images, sound, and video with a wide audience, I just don't know if I personally like the methods of content aggregation.
In short, I... don't know if I would mind if Tumblr went down. I'd be a little upset if it happened, say, tomorrow, without me having a way to back up the stuff I've added since the porn ban, and I'd feel bad for the people who really love it there, and I'd feel extra bad for anyone who'd have to scramble to find new ways of making money or any friends they've made there, but I ultimately prefer Dreamwidth. I don't know if I want Tumblr to stick around enough to pay a minimum of $40 USD per year for the privilege.
Methinks I've got some weighing of priorities to do.
That said, I'm rather torn about whether I'll be subscribing myself. I do spend a lot of time on Tumblr, but that's mostly because the people whose content I want to follow are mostly on Tumblr rather than my preferred platform. I understand the value of being able to share images, sound, and video with a wide audience, I just don't know if I personally like the methods of content aggregation.
In short, I... don't know if I would mind if Tumblr went down. I'd be a little upset if it happened, say, tomorrow, without me having a way to back up the stuff I've added since the porn ban, and I'd feel bad for the people who really love it there, and I'd feel extra bad for anyone who'd have to scramble to find new ways of making money or any friends they've made there, but I ultimately prefer Dreamwidth. I don't know if I want Tumblr to stick around enough to pay a minimum of $40 USD per year for the privilege.
Methinks I've got some weighing of priorities to do.
