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USING ANALOGY TO DESCRIBE SOCIAL MEDIA
pi.fyi: a small, vibrant neighborhood filled with laid back people who acknowledge each other's presence and interact with one another
tumblr: a cold, deserted town where the very few people remaining avoid eye contact or stay in their houses
instagram: a big, gentrified, densely populated city full of billboards and noise pollution
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@strawberrywine
Apr 10, 2025
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@eatgraeps
Twitter: cyberpunk free market fascist hellscape. shady vendors whisper at you as you walk down neon streets as military drones scan from above
Apr 11, 2025
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@strawberrywine
@EATGRAEPS full on dystopian. and everyone on the streets is cosplaying either a priest or a court jester. hate that place, i left it in 2015 and never look back
Apr 11, 2025
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@grape
@EATGRAEPS I kinda love this so accurate except it’s actually a lot lamer
Apr 12, 2025
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@eatgraeps
@EATGRAEPS honestly the whole cyberpunk cityscape thing is kinda lame on its own ignoring the blade runner franchise so it tracks hahaha
Apr 12, 2025
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@larrydavid
instagram is like if a fancy glorified strip mall in California with a Cava was built next to an nyu dorm and theres so much fucking noise
Apr 11, 2025
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@strawberrywine
@COWGIRLJESUS that's so specific, but i felt that (even tho i don't live in the US)
Apr 11, 2025
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@saylor
Emphasis on full of billboards for Instagram. Billboards, huge flashing LED signs, the works.
Apr 10, 2025
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@strawberrywine
@SAYLOR exactly
Apr 10, 2025
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@paperpendragon
i def disagree with the tumblr characterization, it’s more like a weird convention or maybe a high school d&d club full of nerds. it’s still pretty active if you know where to look, but they mostly keep to themselves
Apr 10, 2025
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@strawberrywine
@PAPERPENDRAGON agree to disagree. as much as i love tumblr, it just feels sad and empty to me now, because most of my mutuals are inactive. but it's true, people seem keep to themselves more there
Apr 10, 2025
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@strawberrywine
@PAPERPENDRAGON (can't edit my previous comment, had to add) i totally get the convention / high school d&d club comparison, but that's only a niche part of tumblr that co-exists with other niches. there are tumblrs that feel more like an art gallery, a vintage shop, a movie theater, etc. that's why i compare it to a town. it's more than just a convention or a high school club.
Apr 10, 2025
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