complexities

[liminal_space]

"russian warship, go fuck yourself."

....and then they were dead. RIP you sweet babies.

but honestly? that's punk rock, right there.

still...fucking putin.

fuck that guy.

and this really brings to the foreground my thoughts about LJonsky as a whole; from my very western perspective, nothing has really -changed- here since i started writing in 2000 or so. the purchase of LJ in 2007(?) by a russian group wasn't THAT much of a huge deal -- in fact, in my secret heart, what i hoped was that the platform would be used by the russian general population to share thoughts and stories freely. it didn't quite work that way, did it?

i solidly realize that i'm basically playing the hypocrite by being all "eff you, russia and your invading bullshit!" and then...writing here. in my perpetual motion of trying to explain my "why" to myself, i see LJ as still mine. like, i was here first, you fuckwads; you may call me a squatter but i've got tenure on this plot of the internet and i do not recognize your authority.

i'm even going to make this public in my own watered down, removed from the reality of it all stand of "russian warship, go fuck yourself."

as an aside, i'm on DW...just in case.

Comments

[mallorys-camera.livejournal.com]

I added you on DW. 😀

[keli]

I couldn't agree more. I've had my journal for 16 years and it was really disheartening when it was sold. I would hate to be viewed through the lens of my country's politics so I give LJ the benefit of the doubt. That's how I justify being here. I'm at DW too because I never know if this place could be shut down or censored.

ETA: I am kelsrealm over there. Going to add you. :)

[kensmind.livejournal.com]

I've always justified being on here by reminding myself that whatever billionaire owns a social media site, they're all pretty much on the same level when it comes to ethics. It's hard to justify leaving Livegerbil only to continue to play on Facebrick or Twaddle. Like you, I believe that my being here doesn't constitute any endorsement or approval of Russian political activity.

[honor-reid.livejournal.com]

I hear ya about the complexities about the whole LJ situation.

I added you over on DW I am under_the_silk_tree over there.

[elainegrey.livejournal.com]

I bought a permanent account ages ago, so i'm not sending dollars to Russia. My largest concern is that there may be network lines cut.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I'm greghousesgf on DW

[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

I dropped the paid account. I’m only here for LJ Idol. DW is by “home” now.

[kiwirazzi.livejournal.com]

Kudos to those who are taking it to the streets in Russia to protest against this war. Kudos to those on Snake Island (?) or whatever it was called you quoted. Kudos to the Ukrainian people who refuse to bow down to Pootin.

That being said, I have had my LJ for almost 20 years now, which is also why it's hard for me to jump ship here, as almost half of my life has been chronicled here. However, I did not renew my Paid Account for the time being, and back in the day, when the servers moved to Russia as well, I decided to get a DW (same username) account as well, JUST. IN. CASE.

Who knows what's gonna happen to LJ now, even more so since Russia now has been removed from SWIFT, the banking system.

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

I added you on DW, also just in case. I'm treating my DW as a separate journal right now. I'm just plain severina over there.