rhivolution | (no subject)

So I keep mulling over the idea that I should change my Tumblr or get a second one to talk about political stuff. Because it seems like that is where All The Discourse is happening in real time these days, and then I get lost and confused when people bring stuff up here or on Twitter.

Except when I think about it hard enough, I realise that that wouldn't be good for my brain.

Because, see, Tumblr for me works really well to post pictures of sexy people and cute animals and ridiculous stuff and the occasional thought too long for Twitter. But I find it really intensely difficult to follow all the intricacies of a complicated discussion on there. I need responses and discussion on one page or with a diagram with easy to follow hyperlinks like a branching tree. For me, the Tumblr method is great for clicking about, a la a bored day of Wikipedia surfing, but I can't read it for srs bsns unless I'm sticking to one person.

Otherwise I miss stuff that's really vitally important and don't have the spoons to go chasing it down. Hell, I neglect to answer LJ/DW comments and I get emails about those, ffs.

It's not Tumblr, it's me. My brain is borked. It's a self-realisation that is awkward as hell. And I'm angry at myself for not getting it because there is interesting shit going on that I'm missing.

More on the psychiatrist later.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I don't think it's you. IMO, Tumblr is just about the worst place to have that sort of discourse; it's designed for instant gratification, but unlike Twitter, isn't built around the idea of interaction. It's all "here is this shiny thing for you to look at until it's time for you to refresh your dashboard and move on." It's a very passive platform.

Yeah...the reason I think a lot of stuff is going on there is because there are a lot of younger people and people just starting venturing into blogging-ish stuff who have spaces and want to talk about more extensive thoughts, perhaps. But it's still not designed for reply, as you say.

Oh god, I'm old enough to say 'younger people' and have it mean teenagers.