LJ at it again

[ceagle]

It's been safe and sound for a few years, but it looks like LJ is going through one of its Unpleasant phases again... now with a banner up top saying essentially "Why don't you try the new version?" ;P

WELL I'VE BEEN THRU ALL THAT... NO, I WANT TO STAY WITH MY OLDER U.I.

I hope it is just a phase, otherwise viewing LJ could become a bit miserable, like if this is a preamble to a foregone conclusion. BUT I did send them a message so hopefully they are not planning on eliminating the previously pleasant viewing options.

Comments

[ashetlandpony.livejournal.com]

Mostly, yes. Furries had a huge, unified presence on LJ in the 2000s. Then, just as Twitter and Facebook were rising in popularity, LJ went and fucked with their user experience so hard that furs fled by the literal thousands to other platforms. The online furry scene has been fractured and balkanized ever since.