I love this platform.

[embracingcalm]

 I can type for however long I want here.  Do you know how much of a gift that is?  Look, I double spaced and I don’t need to fret about it.  There is no word count rapidly clicking down pushing me to think shorter, more efficiently, more uspeak… b/c instead of because, one fewer space after a period, the smaller more simplistic word, etc.  How awful to have to constantly trim your speech and by extensions, your thoughts in a shallow attempt to fit a box.  Also, editing and a built in spellcheck so I don’t have to have two sentence posts filled with autocheck… no algorithm either. So, I am in charge of what I read or do not.

Together, when compared to other social platforms these things almost rise to the point of embracing the dignity of users.  it allows us control of our own online experience instead of turning us into a product. 

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Three cheers for human dignity!

[flamingsword]

I love Dreamwidth for much the same reasons, and also because of fandom living here so verbosely! I love words and they're allowed here. :D