Apparently, Tumblr's CEO stepped on his crank and outed himself as a TERF. We does not abide the TERF. No we doesn't.
If you're fleeing #Tumblr and checking out the #fediverse, welcome! I hope you find a home here. You have quite a few options with #Mastodon, #Miskey, #Firefish #Sharkey (I'm posting this from sharkey.world), and the practically thousands of instances within those. Each have their own flavor and features, so don't feel you have to settle on one off the bat. It's not unusual to see new users sign up on one instance, then eventually move to another, then another before they find the community that fits them best.
Here are some guides to help get you started:
Mastodon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/
Sharkey
https://thefedi.wiki/sharkey/home
Firefish
https://thefedi.wiki/firefish/user/home
Miskey
https://thefedi.wiki/misskey/home
Looking for something more "bloggy"? Bear Blog and Pika are two services offering simple blogging tools with an emphasis on "small blogging". They are unassociated with the major blogging platforms and offer a fresh alternative to them.
Bear Blog
https://bearblog.dev
Pika
https://pika.page
Again, #welcome, and I hope you find your home here in the #fediverse!
@TheLastOfHisName @lisamelton By “Tumblr’s CEO,” do you also mean the CEO of Automattic and founder of WordPress?
@lisamelton @ramsey @TheLastOfHisName well, that’s disappointing AF
@ramsey
> By “Tumblr’s CEO,” do you also mean the CEO of Automattic and founder of WordPress?
@lisamelton
> Yes
Question: so what's the attitude now towards WordPress blogs using the ActivityPub plugin to be part of the fediverse? Or Tumblr implementing AP as previously flagged?
@TheLastOfHisName
@cohomologyisFUN Yes, very disappointing.