Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Seeing Tapas shuttering abruptly is a reminder that consolidated platforms, while convenient, are risky. You're at the mercy of whatever rules they determine and if they go down you're immediately fucked. 150 0
Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of the reasons it was so important to me to host my writing on my own website, and cultivate a newsletter right away is because everywhere I looked I saw potential to be told I was no longer welcome or sudden closure. 120 0
Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes, it's slower to build your own thing. You don't have the built in audience big platforms bring. But that's what creatives on the internet have been doing since the beginning. You need a foundation that is yours and no one can take from you. 121 0
