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seventeendeer · 1 year ago

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seeing an interesting conversation happening on tumblr right now where one group of people are like “we have to convince staff the current userbase is SUFFICIENTLY FINANCIALLY EXPLOITABLE, everyone BUY CRABS LIKE YOUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT GO GO GO” + another equally zealous group going “we have to STOP GIVING TUMBLR MONEY so staff will know who’s REALLY IN CHARGE AROUND HERE, we have to HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS, NO MORE CRABS UNTIL THEY LISTEN TO US”

can’t help but wonder if this tug-of-war-ass situation is not going to end with a net zero change in income for tumblr. can’t help but feel maybe the only people bothered will be the folks wasting money on crabs that do not spark joy + people missing out on crabs that would spark joy

#deerchatter #i try not to judge but also like. just. take care of yourselves #especially if you're on the side trying to pour enough money into the site that they'll listen to you #corporations always want growth. always want more. even if they were temporarily convinced the existing userbase was profitable #they would eventually be seeking out more. you cannot pay corporations enough money to convince them to give a shit about you #the current social media landscape is a wasteland for a reason and it is frankly only a matter of time before tumblr joins them #we can have fun until then! nothing is forever and that's ok! but also just don't. put too much into this site. it won't give it back

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