#the users they will lose if they change tumblr's base functionality. no amount of reddit migrants will save you‚ tumblr.

[gingerteaonthetardis]

calling tumblr 'hard to use' because it doesn't directly funnel slop into your eyeballs and you're allowed to curate your own experience is frankly incredible to me. like, that's not a fucking bug. that's the only feature that makes this website worth using

#i know bitching about this will basically do nothing; tumblr doesn't get to be immune to the forces of capitalism #for what it's worth‚ i don't think the site the internet at large refers to as 'dead' is ever going to attract enough new users to replace #the users they will lose if they change tumblr's base functionality. no amount of reddit migrants will save you‚ tumblr. #not if you start offering a demonstrably worse experience than even reddit or twitter can provide #abbey.txt #tumblr (derogatory)

[tequitoclown]

A few months ago, I got an email in my living room. Discord had notified me there was suspicious activity on my account and had locked it until I created a new password. This came out of nowhere, and I had no idea who was trying to get into it. I hadn't even checked Discord that morning!

I followed all the normal security measures and made sure there were no new logins to my account. Thankfully, whoever was trying to do this didn't succeed in logging in. What they did succeed in is making me aware of how catastrophic it would be if someone actually got into my account or deleted it.

There are so many memories and so much data that would devastate me if it was gone. I have servers with chat logs going back to 2016 or older. That's 8 years of logs that could disappear instantly, including precious memories some of friends who have since passed away.

The internet has been overtaken by corporate greed. Just a little over a year ago, I was on Twitter and Reddit every day. Twitter was made nearly unusable by Elon, as every day a commonly used feature was being removed or changed for the worse. My mutuals were leaving the platform in bulk, so there was no reason for me to stick around. Shortly after came Reddit. Their horrific decision to charge a ludicrous amount for 3rd party apps to function and Spez blaming the user base was catastrophic to the platform. Some subreddits are still permanently wiped. In a year, I had left two platforms because rich CEOs cared more about lining their pockets more than their userbase. How little would it take to lose everything I have right now again? Not much.

There are so few places on the Internet to feel comfortable with anymore. We're all just products that are used to farm advertisement money, and the users are the last thought. I could just get banned for nothing and lose it all again. It's out of my control.

Now, I'm not an expert on archiving data. You've probably heard the saying "If data doesn't exist in 3 places at once, it doesn't exist at all." That rings very true with the state of the Internet. One day, these platforms won't exist. And it's unfortunately up to us to remember what we created.

Tyrrrz's DiscordChatExporter - For archiving Discord DMs and server messages.

How to Backup your Tumblr Blog by Magz - Detailed instructions on how to export your blog + sideblogs, with multiple methods.

I know there's a lot of options out there for different websites, but these are what I've been using recently. I also recommend getting a flash drive or backup storage of some kind in case your hard drive gives out.

Save everything. These memories are important.

[PT: Save everything. These memories are important. ./End PT]

#archive #tumblr #Internet #long post #tequito.txt