Green Room - Week 13 - Day 7
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therealljidolThe poll closes tonight: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1036867.html
So make sure YOUR voice is being heard when it comes to determining the results!
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I've been seeing a lot of people sharing articles about Livejournal lately, with the usual "I wish it was still around" (despite it, you know, still being around)
In reading the comments though, I get the sense that it's more "I wish things were the way they were back then". Which is a common enough part of getting older.
Also noted - how many of the "downfall of Livejournal" articles seem to revolve around how much people like porn. :D
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/the-linux-of-social-media-how-livejournal-pioneered-then-lost-web-blogging/
https://boingboing.net/2019/01/22/nipplegate-legacy.html
https://mashable.com/2018/05/13/was-livejournal-ever-good/
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18127869/tumblr-livejournal-porn-ban-strikethrough
OK, the porn is really only a part of what people are talking about. A big part though seems to revolve around the idea of giving people what they want/the dangers of doing that. I have enough problems with that with Idol. I can't imagine the pressures facing LJ in it's infancy and growing into it's teen years. It's no wonder that they brought in help, and eventually just sold it.
The anonymous communities alone would have made me want to bail and call the experiment an morally bankrupt failure. (interestingly enough, that seems to be one of the biggest groups of "I miss those days". If being assholes to people was one of the best times of your life, you may want to reevaluate just what you were doing with the rest of your life. :) )
So make sure YOUR voice is being heard when it comes to determining the results!
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I've been seeing a lot of people sharing articles about Livejournal lately, with the usual "I wish it was still around" (despite it, you know, still being around)
In reading the comments though, I get the sense that it's more "I wish things were the way they were back then". Which is a common enough part of getting older.
Also noted - how many of the "downfall of Livejournal" articles seem to revolve around how much people like porn. :D
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/the-linux-of-social-media-how-livejournal-pioneered-then-lost-web-blogging/
https://boingboing.net/2019/01/22/nipplegate-legacy.html
https://mashable.com/2018/05/13/was-livejournal-ever-good/
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/6/18127869/tumblr-livejournal-porn-ban-strikethrough
OK, the porn is really only a part of what people are talking about. A big part though seems to revolve around the idea of giving people what they want/the dangers of doing that. I have enough problems with that with Idol. I can't imagine the pressures facing LJ in it's infancy and growing into it's teen years. It's no wonder that they brought in help, and eventually just sold it.
The anonymous communities alone would have made me want to bail and call the experiment an morally bankrupt failure. (interestingly enough, that seems to be one of the biggest groups of "I miss those days". If being assholes to people was one of the best times of your life, you may want to reevaluate just what you were doing with the rest of your life. :) )
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Date: 2019-01-28 07:10 pm (UTC)I have no words. /o\
Oh, wait, I do: "Seek help."
And yes, I know how people get about perceived judgmental behavior, but sometimes it's deserved. Ugh.