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After 16 years and over three thousand entries, I have deleted my LiveJournal. I didn't, however, delete comments that I made because really, even if Putin's goons object - and they theoretically could object to plenty of them - what are they gonna do? I thought maybe somebody might want the comments, especially if they migrate.

I still have (a few) mixed feelings about abandoning a service that has, in the past, been a platform for Russian dissidents. LJ's management has, however, acquiesced to Putin's demands for one reason or another. The possibility of ending up dissolved in acid is an all-too-real reason that they might have considered.

Upsides? All other things being equal, my "reading page" should load faster because it doesn't contain a bunch of inactive users.

LJ is dead, but the dream lives on at Dreamwidth. Let's queer this joint up!

Current Mood: pensive
Current Location: the dining table at my Lake Place
Current Music: Van Halen, "Jump". I blame KEXP.

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I was 100% serious when I said that I had more activity notices on Dreamwidth than Facebook overnight. It's kinda nuts.

I'm not quite on your level, but I'm certainly glad to hear it! Dare we call it a revival yet? I put my entry in that community you posted.

That's how I was teasing my post this morning - "Wouldn't it be funny if a Livejournal revival actually happened on Dreamwidth, but only because LJ immolated itself?"

I think what might actually happen is not a revival of old Livejournal culture itself, but the creation of enough critical mass that you get something new that draws a lot from it. A descendant culture, I guess? But it'll be different. And because of the form, different to Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr as well. I think that'd be nice.