TumblrInAction

Hatman · 2022-06-22T00:27:53+00:00

Mourning can continue, but it's time to read the will.

I, TUMBLRINACTION, BEING OF SOUND MIND AND BODY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS INSTRUMENT TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, AND DECLARE THAT:

This will be the official backup for r/TumblrInAction. Any others do not carry the blessings of the mod team, or He of Blessed Memory, EvilFuckingSociopath.
You are allowed to bring content from Reddit, the Cursed Place, onto this new sacred ground, so that it may be exorcised of its evil.
The new slate of rules from r/TumblrInAction are in effect here, with the exception of the "No Reddit content" rule, and the addition of the "No NSFW" rule.
MODS = GODS
Flair your posts appropriately.
Have fun at all times. FUN IS MANDATORY.

Long live s/TumblrInAction, our new home.

lunarstrain · 2022-06-21T16:43:24+00:00

Same goes for r/SocialJusticeInAction. Pour one out for the last two sensible places on Reddit.

RedPillDessert · 2022-06-22T10:22:48+00:00

A while ago, I created archives of their most top rated posts in anticipation for this event:

https://archive.md/oec9z

https://archive.md/uubdJ

https://archive.md/lP93P

https://archive.md/nVt5d

https://archive.md/Fl0cE

https://archive.md/hNZOG

https://archive.md/iQEPn

https://archive.md/77jD5

https://archive.md/wip/K0v76 - mods

Here's a Google cache of the latest front pages:

TiA: https://archive.ph/AD8qW

SJiA: https://archive.ph/DIAwP

I know it's not much, but a little memento is nice.

Pure_Aeternus · 2022-06-23T12:39:03+00:00

I know this is the most stereotypically Reddit thing to say, but I'm honestly devastated so much of my life's work got deleted yesterday and I'll never be able to see it again. I used to post semi-frequently on TiA (you may remember me as PuerAeternis – my flair was 'Nonbinary Going Their Own Way') and I was legitimately proud of my critiques of social justice. Being a former SJW, I felt that I was (and still am) uniquely qualified to comment on their insanity, given how much I'm able to empathize with the people I'm criticizing.

And comment I most certainly did. Towards the end, I used automated tools to archive the things that I posted, but the archive did not include comments, many of which were essay-length rants like this one, which I put a great deal of thought into. If a thing like that got even one upvote, I would be legitimately proud of it. In hindsight, I was a lot more proud of the things that I said than the threads that I started.

The lesson to be learned from all this? Back up your shit (that one is obvious). But perhaps more importantly: don't pour your heart and soul into social media posts that can and will get deleted for stupid reasons.

You'd think maybe this would have provided the impetus for me to start putting effort into things that have a longer lasting impact. Like maybe I should spend more time writing books? But what happened to TiA is an unwelcome reminder that all things that you put your time and effort into will be lost, destroyed, deleted or forgotten about at some point or other. And right now, I'm struggling to find the motivation to do anything. Even though I hadn't posted on TiA in a while, those other things will eventually go the same way. Besides, the publishing industry is full of woke assholes. And self-publishing is run by the same kind of tech giants (Amazon) who deplatform people, sooo...

I dunno, I'll get over it eventually. But this has been the latest in a long series of realisations that the things I enjoy are dominated by the people I hate. If was just Reddit, or just one or two genres of publishing, I could ignore them and move on. But with the way things are, I can see myself being trapped in this thought pattern for a while. And when I described it to my dad, he said it sounded like depression.

What do you think? Is it even worth trying to rebuild what we had on r/TiA? And if not, then what is?

(It has also not escaped my notice that the Reddit admins are pushing me, an autistic queer, into a state of mental illness. But that's to be expected.)

officerping · 2022-06-22T14:21:51+00:00

First time poster: I must thank /r/TumblrInAction for immunizing me to woke ideology more than five years ago, before its tendrils permeated our mainstream society. TumblrInAction has been my favorite subreddit for years, and I say this as a liberal who voted consistently Democratic all through 2020. More recently, the illiberal attitude of the woke left, including the rejection of material realities and the banning of skepticism and critical thinking, makes me feel that I don't belong on the left side of American politics anymore. Truly, I felt the group of users here aligned the most with my feelings, more so than /r/SocialJusticeInAction, as that struck me as being more aligned with the political right.

To me, TumblrInAction has always focused on exposing the most ridiculous elements of society as amplified by social media. It has helped prevent me from becoming a part of this modern mass hysteria. I thank you all for it and hope that the discussions can survive on this new site.

Hatman · 2021-10-29T03:17:45+00:00

Pour one out for the old sub that we have to leave behind, and crack one open for the new house we move into today. Toast to the ones who couldn't make it, and clink glasses with the ones who did.

Same rules apply, don't be dicks, and don't fucking contact anybody who gets posted here. You oughta know by now.

Have at it, y'all.

[deleted] · 2022-07-11T15:39:45+00:00

Here's the thing. I really had no clue all of this crazy/TRA nonsense was as bad as it was until the pandemic forced me online in March 2020 - that was the first indication that this ideology was born behind a screen. Sure, I knew trans people existed, but it didn't become apparent how crazy gender ideology was. I guess it's been getting worse since 2015/2016, but I truly was unaware of how bad it was until the world shut down. It seems that everyone being forced online really lit the accelerant of bullshit and delusion. Or maybe it would have gotten this bad regardless of the pandemic. Hard to say.