This is apparently an internal Automattic memo making the rounds on Tumblr, indicating that they’ve failed to get Tumblr activity/revenue up since its 2019 acquisition and it will now be maintained by a skeleton crew of Trust & Safety and support folks, with the majority of its 139 employees moving to other projects inside Automattic.
Sad but predictable. Ever since Automattic bought Tumblr I tried getting back into it but the fun is gone
lol?
wtf. This dude should stay offline for a few months and think about what he's doing.
In many ways it's all just so sad
Good god, it gets worse with every day, doesn't it?
Good overview of the story so far
Oh, good. The whole thing is hitting the non-tech media now.
Aren't there any grownups around to handle this mess? So childish.
Oh wow.
Ouch.
I can't see any winners here. Not one of those two sides, not the community. I guess people who produce popcorn?
Good summary of the whole drama
Oh wow. Scathing.
It's sad, really.
This is not good.
They're talking about wordpress.com, which is a bit mindbloggling.