meau tender (the account formerly known as hector sperra)

i really don't know the future of social media. what can be expected to stay, gold or not? ought we all befriend each other on steam, safe in the knowledge that at least its huge marketshare and profitability means it'd be an enduring digital contact point of last resort? follow each other on youtube so we can be surprised in two-years-time by some video update? tumblr in particular doesn't seem more viable than cohost on the scale of "where will it be in five years", despite sixteen years of history, it's devolving into messy code that breaks, autoplaying video ads, serious moderation issues (yesterday while logged out i had thinspo served to me! front page, in 2024!), and a history of financial mismanagement. I love discord much more than the average user; I love the spaces that we have cultivated, the communities that are the right size to moderate themselves while still being open to growth. but assuming it will stick around in its current state til 2030 feels naïve to history. I love my internet; i love you — if only we knew a way to save the love so briefly shared