presence and future; looking around
I'm not sure how long this site will stick around; JP's gotta be worried about server costs, maintenance, moderation, and l/e/g/a/l issues if this gets too big. especially with no ads. I can't imagine him bringing anyone on; recreations like this don't turn out well if the original vision is tampered with in any way. he'd have to retain full control. that's part of why the original myspace died. it was a regular company then, and one held to the whims of the public. the social-creative aspect only worked because the larger casual userbase provided a foundation; as long as the "casuals" used classic myspace, it would stay that way, because that's where the money was and how it stayed afloat. vibrant as the creatives were, traffic is what funded websites. so, what will happen this time? too many users to support independently, but not enough to make it sustainable? I can't imagine JP going to the current model of social media funding, data selling. that'd be the ultimate kind of corruption.
doesn't matter for now, though. enjoy it while it lasts. maybe that's better; have a relatively brief period of activity then let it die of natural causes, just like before. maybe then we'll all realize that the past is the past for a reason, that we didn't grow up on accident. that it wasn't a cruel twist of fate that pushed us out of those digital days, stripped some of what they call home.
if there really was something special or valuable about those days, then consider it instructive. take what existed then, what you cherished, what you miss, what you love, and carry it with you. because lessons are to be learned.
i hope not:(
thanks pauli, I'm just a big fucking dork
that's real deep, anon
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why thank you, his name is shark cat
it is a nice kittie cursor ☺☺☺☺
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there certainly is a learning curve (lord knows I spent hours trying to change my cursor, thx y2khoney!), and the platform wouldn't be appealing to that many people, but there's still a critical mass where relevant corporate entities will take notice. it's not just the name of this website that might draw controversy.
hell, CoolROM, a gaming site, used to have a MUCH larger selection of games before N/i/n/t/e/n/d/o hit them with a c/e/a/s/e & d/e/s/i/s/t and had them pull everything
this site is cool how it is.it doesnt even have a rules section but people are still kind ☺ and it seems hard to use for some people so i dont think it will be to big in the future.
i hope, maybe jp can find a way to perhaps rename and figure a way out to keep this site up and running,, id hate to lose this :((