looking for something that I lost a long time ago.....
once upon a time, I had a livejournal.
in it I updated my friends about my life; posted pictures, my innermost thoughts, fears and insecurities, participated in communities like "mad rad hair" and "tmi".
I connected with lots of people that way.
the internet felt so small back then, it was mostly for the nerds, alternative people, and the loners. now anybody can participate, including your parents! and the crazy thing about that is, that it (internet communities/social media) feels lonelier than ever.
since instagram first came along, I had not made a single internet friend from it. it was all about likes and not about connection anymore.
I found myself liking threads for this reason....but, there is so much "engagement farming" on it, it's such a turn off. and too many people "rage baiting" or copying each other's "viral" posts. none of this language existed back then. I doubt we could go back to simpler times like those but still I search...
a lot people now don't understand that incredibly niche world that I speak of.
I may be actually be too old to be here on Tumblr after years of not using it. I may never post again after this post. maybe nobody will ever see this. and nobody will ever care.
I'll go back to normal life now. bye bye.
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