Tumblr in yet more danger

[soc_puppet]

Oh right, I should probably explain why I suddenly switched from posting about specific Dreamwidth communities I run to posting about Dreamwidth in general.

Automattic just laid off 16% of their workforce; 3liza reports:

from my sources adjacent to tumblr–from which i can spread rumors and insider information freely because i dont give a fuck about ever working in the tech sector–im hearing this round of firings was focused on purging the senior staff, and not just from support but from the entire remaining tumblr workforce. i’m hearing there are about 25 people left.

I know we've claimed that Tumblr's death knell was tolling before, but this sounds really bad.

I've seen people suggesting alternatives, but Dreamwidth is what I know, and I love it here, so Dreamwidth is what I'll be talking about. Expect me to be talking about it more for at least a little while, even if all I'm doing is drafting out posts to make elsewhere.

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[grayestofghosts]

Oh, that seems... bad. Maybe I should get serious about crossposting my meta on tumblr elsewhere...

[soc_puppet]

Yeah. I'm mostly focused on getting "How to Dreamwidth (and Also it's Fun!)" posts out, but I do have a few not!fics and such I want to copy over from my fandom account. If I'm feeling really ambitious, I'll probably copy-paste a bunch of Tumblr-famous short stories into a .doc file for safe keeping.