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themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days ago

‘Wake Up Call:’ Fanfiction Writers and Readers React to AO3 Outage

www.404media.co

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‘Wake Up Call:’ Fanfiction Writers and Readers React to AO3 Outage

www.404media.co

themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days ago
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Writer and readers share what they're feeling and doing in the aftermath of the AO3 outage. It's anything but Wattpad.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/77853916

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  • Enjoyer_of_Games [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 days ago

    five nines is a cult of productivity scam

    normalize downtime

    slop life balance for posters

    as soon as ao3 is back up hexbear will be shutting down for 4 weeks as a joke

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      I swear I have seen an unironic struggle session over the old “shutting down the website for a joke was not okay” meme…

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        I thought that was one of the alcohol fever dreams but I remember that too

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      The hamsters deserves time off too.

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    It sucks but just be patient, it’s coming back. It’s an opportunity to try something else for a bit :)

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