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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23629372/twitter-tumblr-livejournal-social-network
How a social network falls apart
Twitter is in a period of decline. The site still functions, people are still using it, but there’s a familiar stink that lingers on the website. It reminds me of the twilight days of two other social media platforms I’ve used: LiveJournal and Tumblr — onetime vibrant communities that grew in popularity until everyone seemed to be using them, which then began a long, slow death.
Pop onto LiveJournal and Tumblr today, and you’ll still see inscrutable blogs, endless GIFs, and earnest writing. But something is missing — although there’s still content and posters, the sites no longer feel like the communities they once were.
LiveJournal began as an online diary service in 1999, but by the time I signed up for the site in the early 2000s, it w...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23629372/twitter-tumblr-livejournal-social-network
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