you had me at directioner <3 1D and the online fandom spaces made me a better, hopeful teenager. so i could never ever truly give up on the internet, no matter how many times i delete these apps from my phone. feels like as an adult, i owe it to the teenage girl in me to stick around and help make it better, you know?
HELLO FELLOW DIRECTIONER <3 so glad to have found you ◡̈ i feel the exact same—to leave would feel like abandoning a house i’ve spent the last decade and a bit building, brick by brick. i teared up a bit at your last sentence. yes, i think we do owe it to the teenage girls forever entombed in us to fight for a better internet <3 nice to know we don’t stand alone in that fight
I absolutely loved reading this. I've been reading so many thought pieces (and just thoughts in general) discussing leaving the internet and all the platforms now that they've become hostile, but something just felt wrong about this, like we're letting them win. It's so important to stay united, build communities on here, and be loud and fight for our right to be present here too. Thank you for writing this <3
Mel! Thank you for the kind words -- I share your sentiment. Now is not the time to log off, we need to fight for the spaces and communities we've created here <3 Couldn't agree with you more!
you had me at directioner <3 1D and the online fandom spaces made me a better, hopeful teenager. so i could never ever truly give up on the internet, no matter how many times i delete these apps from my phone. feels like as an adult, i owe it to the teenage girl in me to stick around and help make it better, you know?
HELLO FELLOW DIRECTIONER <3 so glad to have found you ◡̈ i feel the exact same—to leave would feel like abandoning a house i’ve spent the last decade and a bit building, brick by brick. i teared up a bit at your last sentence. yes, i think we do owe it to the teenage girls forever entombed in us to fight for a better internet <3 nice to know we don’t stand alone in that fight
i LOVE 'entombed'! it sounds like we are protecting those teenage girls
I absolutely loved reading this. I've been reading so many thought pieces (and just thoughts in general) discussing leaving the internet and all the platforms now that they've become hostile, but something just felt wrong about this, like we're letting them win. It's so important to stay united, build communities on here, and be loud and fight for our right to be present here too. Thank you for writing this <3
Mel! Thank you for the kind words -- I share your sentiment. Now is not the time to log off, we need to fight for the spaces and communities we've created here <3 Couldn't agree with you more!