So, it looks like we might have reached the end of the road. If not for TOTA, then for Tumblr itself - the fact that so many image uploads are now being flagged inappropriately, and posts are being hidden without users knowing, is making the site near-unusable.
A lot of people have left already, and others are already ‘packing up’ their content to move it elsewhere. I’m honestly not too sad about it - I’m old enough that I’ve lived through multiple ‘site closures’ and downturns in my time, and if anything, I’m just thankful we’ve at least had some notice to collect our things before we’re locked out for good, assuming that happens.
But, as for TOTA? Well, there’s always Pillowfort - that site is a little unstable right now, but it’s the closest tumblr alternative right now, even if it’s just a stop-gap until the Next Big Thing comes along. If I end up moving over there, I’ll let you guys know - but whether the blog’s contents will migrate with me, I’m not sure. The fact that the site is still in beta and requires a fee (even though it is one-off, and not a subscription-based service) puts a barrier in the way that I know some will not be able to cross.
But. Unless something changes regarding the various things that are broken right now, there’ll probably be one last post on here. In case the Pillowfort idea falls through or people simply move onto other, less format-friendly places like Facebook and Twitter… I always planned for TOTA to end someday. I never thought it would outlast the website it was hosted on, as most of my ‘big projects’ have always fallen through after months or at most a year. But such is the nature of the digital age - the things that connect us are not in our hands, but at the whims of people in boardrooms, who don’t see what these things mean to individual people, but simply see numbers going up and down.
I’ve grown a lot as a person since I started exploring my feelings and psychological issues through my characters - and they’ve grown with me. I’ve made countless friends through this blog, and my work, and some of those people have become some of the most important people in my life. But maybe it’s time for me to move on, as well as them.
It’s been a priviledge, running this blog for as long as I have. And I promise - if this is the end, then I’ll tell you all how it ends. I can’t express how much everyone’s asks and interactions have meant over the years, but I at least owe you all that much. <3
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