• dumblederp
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    My first taste of performative social media. Huge “Let me tell you what I want you to think I’m thinking” vibes. And one friend doing a PhD who was actually interesting.

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      I followed a guy who was working in Antarctica. It was awesome.

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        It was massive in my circles for Dress Diaries. Step by step records of whatever insane thing you were sewing. And cats.

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          It was really good for that sort of creative thing. Blending photos and (lengthy) written descriptions or instructions is something Reddit isn’t anywhere near as good at

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      I can’t imagine anyone other than public figures or scientist types having one.