Tumblr is also designed as a content aggregation site, while Dreamwidth is... a content creation site? IDK, I'm not entirely sure how to categorize Dreamwidth at the moment. Anyway, I read a Twitter thread (I think?) by denise (definitely) about how the actual technological specs of various social media sites can impact how people socialize on them. Because Tumblr is optimized for sharing things quickly, it doesn't allow for quite so much slow conversation or communication. The fact that it's harder to share things on Dreamwidth can facilitate deeper conversations, IMO.
I keep feeling like I shouldn't really be surprised that so many Tumblr users are so opposed to paying for Tumblr directly, considering the bi-annual shitstorm over AO3's fundraisers, but I was still a bit taken aback by it. I wonder if some sort of basic Internet History course wouldn't be a useful class to add to high school or junior high/middle school electives—except it's hard to tie that directly into big test scores, so that means it'll definitely never happen (even if anyone manages to find a way to teach it without covering Goatse).
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Date: 2022-02-28 04:54 am (UTC)I keep feeling like I shouldn't really be surprised that so many Tumblr users are so opposed to paying for Tumblr directly, considering the bi-annual shitstorm over AO3's fundraisers, but I was still a bit taken aback by it. I wonder if some sort of basic Internet History course wouldn't be a useful class to add to high school or junior high/middle school electives—except it's hard to tie that directly into big test scores, so that means it'll definitely never happen (even if anyone manages to find a way to teach it without covering Goatse).