tumbl-fail

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I've tried three times. Is it the seizure-inducing gifs? The inability to track conversations? I don't know, but my fanosaur brain just can't.

I know Tumblr is wear it's at, and am glad that many of you are having a good time there and want you to continue. I would love, though, if you're writing something or otherwise arting, an LJ post just linking to your Tumbl-fun.

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[gramarye1971]

It's the lack of conversation-threading that stalls me out cold, mostly. Even on forum postings, there was usually a way to keep track of conversations all in a single location. Tumblr's too spread out for my liking, and it contributes to the more damaging echo-chamber aspects.

That, and the inability to filter/lock posts and do other internal maintenance without resorting to mainly third-party applications (Tumblr Savior, Missing E, and the like) makes me want to run screaming. It's hard enough to follow Twitter some days; Tumblr just seems like the difficult parts writ large.

Then again, I do admit that I come from an age where the lines between online and RL were drawn a lot more sharply, and Tumblr seems to be part of the trend that blurs that quite a lot. *bitter old fandom hag*

bitter hags united

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Then again, I do admit that I come from an age where the lines between online and RL were drawn a lot more sharply, and Tumblr seems to be part of the trend that blurs that quite a lot.

Preach. I can't get used to it--I know it's not possible to be entirely anonymous on the web, but I still want put up a bit of a fight. Also, I don't think I'm being inauthentic, I just don't see any conflict in tailoring my self-presentation, the same way I have a professional persona at work, a daughter/sister persona with family, etc.

Also, filters so important. When I'm going for my fandom fix, I don't want to wade through someone's political posts, sports rah-rah, in-jokes I'm not a part of, etc.

RE: bitter hags united

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+1 to all of this