What is Aethy? And is it worth it?
A lot of you have probably seen people posting their usernames on Aethy and telling you that you can follow them there, but what is it? And more importantly, is it worth your time?
Aethy is a website that was created in response to new rules being enforced in fandom spaces. It aims to be a space that's safe for all types of fiction, as long as it has the appropriate content warnings.
The site itself operates as a mix between Twitter and Tumblr. Users can post text, videos, gifs, photos, etc. You can tag each post using hashtags similar to Twitter and you can search through each tag by chronological order like Tumblr. You can also follow tags similar to Tumblr.
The content is widely nsfw, though there's plenty of other types of content too. Discourse is discouraged by the userbase to help create a fun, carefree website. It's exclusively made to appeal to pro ship or neutral people, so there's no need to worry about large numbers of antis being present.
Smut is welcomed, even fanart. So it helps support artists and creators by not limiting their artwork.
You can like or "favorite" posts. You can "boost" them which is essentially just retweeting/reblogging. You can also bookmark and reply to posts.
Some reasons people might not like it is the low userbase, age restrictions, and lack of some popular features.
At this time, you cannot direct message anyone. You can privately mention them which functions similar to dms. They will be under the "conversations" tab.
There's no way to send an "ask" or anything similar to that.
And as of right now, lower numbers of people have created accounts. But more and more people are joining every single day.
Due to the nature of the content posted, Aethy is 18+ only.
Aethy can be found here if anyone wants to check it out