yeah the notifications are annoying me now
gonna stop using fedi for a little while
i get literally 16 notifications per minute
the 3 “X”s problem
we currently have 3 “X”s - “X” itself, threads, and bluesky. we don't need any more “X”s. lilypad aims to be the third tumblr, making tumblr itself, cohost, and lilypad
what is an “X”?
an “X” is characterised by:
completely featureless black and white theme, rarely with small amounts of blue
owned by a huge corporation who are clearly focused on making large sums of money
incoherent or unsearchable branding
these tropes are often made fun of, but inexplicably draw large user bases.
then what makes a tumblr?
a tumblr is characterised by:
very distinct and coherent design style and theme
user-focused app (themes, content, asks, etc)
fun (mascots (see cohost’s eggbug), colour, brand accounts have a personality (see tumblr’s twitter))
conclusion
the world needs more tumblrs. go ahead and start a silly little wasteof clone, there are/were already a few (darflen, postLit). you might learn something new, and you'll definitely feel happier than scrolling the latest “X”.
i just tried to type “when” and i typed “length” instead
i think my alternate identity is trying to tell me something
one of my fedi followers said that they’re going to be going to see fireworks with their family and they wouldn’t be back until 11 pm
they never posted since then, and i’m kinda concerned for them
i’d rather be homeless than be with my toxic ah parents
(i was for like 7 hours but i came back because i ate all of the food i had)
psa: if i blank-repost something, please pay your hearts to the reposted post, not the repost :3
