prixmium | (Reply)

This is a well thought out post, that makes a lot of sense. I wish more fans, in general, would come/return to places like DW.

The things I've heard about Tumblr/Twitter are disturbing, and I wonder how users will fare in the future. I can imagine others are also having the effects you describe concerning brain-usage. Also losing the ability to have a conversation. There are social skills they are definitely not learning by spending all their time in that environment. The thing that bugs me is, it's not even like these platforms care about anyone, they are only being used, deliberately addicted, and manipulated so the big corporations can make more money. I guess that kind of thing is okay with people today.

I tried to get into Tumblr, but I hated it. And now that I've heard many stories about what it's like, I'm glad I stayed away. I hear a lot of fans complaining about it though, so I really do think the exodus will continue. Where fans will end up instead remains to be seen. I really hope it's DW. Live Journal was great back in the day. I miss all the fandom-specific communities and discussions.