Another take on the LJ outages

[saone]

From Synecdochic's Dreamwidth - I remember -- back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth and Brad still owned LJ -- slowly noticing that LJ was becoming more and more prevalent in Russia and in the Russian political arena. We always thought it was slightly odd -- how did this site that had been originally designed for US college students turn into this juggernaut in Russia? -- but really incredibly awesome... I was always conscious of the fact that on the other side of the world, the website I was helping to run was, essentially, the only free press of an entire country.

I think if there's one good thing that's coming out of the DDoS attacks it's that more and more people are learning just what an important tool LJ is for free speech and social change in a country where a person can still disappear for speaking his or her mind.

So, the next time LJ is down, I know I'll probably bitch a little, and then I'll think about how awesome it is to be part of an organization that helps to really piss off evil people. ;D

Comments

[aythia.livejournal.com]

Said so well! I'm kinda angry with the people that just go "Oh damn you LJ" and some even talking about leaving LJ for DW or AO3 and things like that.
Yeah, because that what you do to show support, you abandon the ship? Gah, no you stick to it and prove to people that there is no way they will take away free speech!

*takes a deep breath* Not that I've thought about this or anything...or wanted to yell at some people. Oh no.