[DW Only] *Does the I don't want to go to work dance*

[numb3r_5ev3n]

It feels aggresively cold. I either want to go back to bed, or rewatch Mandy again and go back to bed.

I remember I used to micropost like this on LJ/DW a lot more before Tumblr was a thing. But there it is.

I was watching a recent Lindsay Ellis video where she talks about spending all day on LJ while at work circa 2008. And dammit, that's another thing I miss. Like before I could afford internet access, I would literally be like "I guess I'd better get to work if I want to be able to talk to my friends today." Good times.

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[flamingsword]

But the microblogging feels so freeing! I feel like I just got a haircut on my internet.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

Yeah, and it's because the people you care about seeing it and responding to it are likely the ones going to do so. It feels more like a conversation than just shouting something into the void, like Tumblr, Twitter, etc. do. And it doesn't have Facebook's malicious algorithms trying to drive advertising or foment discord.

So many times lately, I have been in discussions on Twitter that started with someone saying "I miss the internet from 10 years ago. What happened? How can we get back to that?" And I chime in with "So do I...and Dreamwidth is still here."

[flamingsword]

A post written by one of the DW site architects has some of these themes discussed in depth. It's a long, meaty read to sink your teeth into. Good stuff.

[flamingsword]

Also, I like your new journal colors. It is very restful to the eye without being staid or boring.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

Yeah, I like the previous theme, but the font becomes annoyong after a while, and was hard to get the colors I wanted to work with it, and this one is really more mobile friendly.