Summary
If you’ve ever wondered why there are so many annoying people on Twitter, you’ve got Tumblr to thank for that. Tumblr, the microblogging site that reigned supreme in the 2010s, was like Facebook’s cool cousin who has blue hair and goes to art school. It was the cradle of identity formation for lonely teens and adults, and it was also a happy home to lots and lots of porn. Tumblr’s NSFW content made it a search-engine-friendly way to consume porn without your mom finding out. But its alternative edge made it an easy victim to much more powerful companies - which is why, in this episode, Hannah and Maia discuss the Tumblr porn ban and its consequences on society. Tangents including but not limited to: the “free nipples for sale” movement, Hannah’s Addison Rae addiction, and Maia’s misanthropic middle school blog: “Who the Poo Cares”.
Hannah's Tumblr: https://acidrain-e.tumblr.com/
Maia's Tumblr: https://takemybadge.tumblr.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Alright, there's straight up construction happening right outside the windows. Someone decided to put a dump truck on the street and start digging up the concrete. Didn't they know this was our recording day? What the hell? Like the second we hit record, the noise started. Well, hello. We come to you from another room. |
| 0:21.9 | My room, in fact. |
| 0:28.6 | Because I'm not kidding, we pressed the recording button and the sound immediately got louder. |
| 0:29.5 | It was crazy. |
| 0:32.5 | You can still hear it faintly, but I don't know if you guys can. |
| 0:34.1 | Yeah, I don't think so. |
| 0:38.4 | Our neighbors also got a piano, and they're like this cute little musical family, |
| 0:44.1 | except it's not so cute when they play the piano, honestly ever. Like it's not cute when they play it ever. I have very low tolerance for piano playing unless it's really good. Love my neighbors, |
| 0:49.3 | but they started playing the piano at 7.30 in the morning this morning. And I just, that was my last draw. |
| 0:54.0 | She's moving. It sounds like it's in my room just, that was my last draw. She's moving. |
| 0:54.9 | It sounds like it's in my room. Yeah, it's quite loud. It's crazy. It's not good, because they're kids. And generally, we don't have a lot of issues with noise in our apartment. You can't hear each other from the other end of the apartment, but you can hear everything. It's very bizarre. It is bizarre, and someone's trying to ruin your life, it sounds like. |
| 1:13.4 | Yeah, the universe is against me. |
| 1:14.8 | Yep. other end of the apartment, but you can hear everything. It's very bizarre. It is bizarre. And someone's trying to ruin your life, it sounds like. Yeah, the universe is against me. |
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