Whining about Tumblr, from someone addicted to it

[sorcyress]

I'm still around, although the world has changed such that I no longer get messages asking where I've gone when I don't update livejournal for three weeks. I'm sad about that --long-form blogging about my life has always been my favourite.

Twice in the past few weeks, I've had people say to me "explain Tumblr". To which the answer is of course "I have used it every day since August and still have no idea." kylecassidy cut in that it's for people without talent to show off art, which is cruel and no more true than the rest of the internet (creating content versus reacting to it is one of my mini-themes right now) but feels so accurate. I like rm's explanation better. Blinky, not thinky.

Tumblr is where I make squeeful noises about Homestuck, and pass along funny images. I follow my friends to keep up with what they're creating, but so few people post anything personal over there. If I want to get the day-to-day life, the domesticity and adventure I so love to hear about... there is no centralized location anymore. I spread myself across IM, e-mail, real life, and the few stalwarts holding out here.

I'm not trying to be curmudgeonly, and part of why I got a tumblr in the first place was that it felt stupid to condemn the form without having ever given it a shot. I'm in no rush to delete my tumblr, but it feels a little sour to me. If I want to know what's going on in people's lives, I have to check Facebook. If I want to know about which Avengers are kissing each other, then Tumblr's got my back. It has a place in my life --I've always been squeeful about the things I love-- but right now I wish it hadn't so subsumed the things I actually care about.

Rather than do one big post with lots of topics, I'm going to break this into several little posts. Go on, complain I'm spamming your friends page. It's not like anyone else is saying anything here. ;)

~Sor
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Comments

[harena]

i post about my life on G+ >.>

That said, i'd probly post more about it on Tumblr but everything is Public there and i'm not as comfortable with that as some.

And besides, you know i'll IM you at the drop of a log-on to tell you stuff. Heck, you've heard more about my life than just about anyone else i know online right now.

And So On.

*looks forward to the next post!*

[mekthehatter.livejournal.com]

Tumblr is a very, very efficient time-sink.

[minibusy]

I'm still around, although the world has changed such that I no longer get messages asking where I've gone when I don't update livejournal for three weeks. I'm sad about that --long-form blogging about my life has always been my favourite.

I like reading about your life on Livejournal too -- I sometimes notice when you haven't posted recently, although I'm not likely to poke you about it, but if it would make you happier, I'd be happy to do so :)

Rather than do one big post with lots of topics, I'm going to break this into several little posts. Go on, complain I'm spamming your friends page. It's not like anyone else is saying anything here. ;)

No complaints here! But it's true -- you're the only regular poster on my friends page. Occasionally some other friends post, but not that often. (Oh, actually, there's at least one other regular one.) Of course, it's not like I can really talk, since my last two real posts were 3.5 years apart.

I guess I mostly don't post long things anymore, and when I post short things, they often go to Google+ or zephyr.