Pillowfort Is Closing(www.pillowfort.social)
53 pointsby BrenBarn8 hours ago9 comments
  • tdeck7 hours ago
    Seems kind of cool actually. Unfortunate that this is the way I heard about it.
    • trueno6 hours ago
      i encountered it once. it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.

      im sure this site has a lot of valuable media on it, woulda been cool if they just handed a backup over to internet archives.

      • bitwize5 hours ago
        > it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.

        so... tumblr at its peak?

        • nkrisc4 hours ago
          Yeah that’s the problem with sites like these. They just turn into furry porn and drive everyone else away.
          • MelonArmiger2 hours ago
            Too many people who can't pick up on how uncomfortable they're making everyone, not enough moderation.

            It's a serious problem - the cost is stupendous for anyone without big business money, and if you don't get it right early... It's like the tide.

            • LoganDarkan hour ago
              I think the problem is it being shown to people who don't want it, not it existing on the platform at all.
  • F3nd06 hours ago
    At first I thought this was a Fediverse instance, but it seems like it was its own isolated thing? Shame.
  • ninalanyon3 hours ago
    Pillowfort sounds like it would have been worth a look but this is the first time I've heard of it.

    Is there a directory of social media sites? I feel that a lot of people would benefit from being able to more easily find one that suited them better than Facebook, et al.

  • andrewstuart6 hours ago
    What is pillow fort?
    • emaro6 hours ago
      You find the information on their homepage under "what is pillowfort"?

      > Pillowfort.social is a multipurpose blogging platform. You can use Pillowfort to connect with other fans of your favorite books or tv shows, show off artwork or writing, get tips and advice on your hobbies, and much more. We're independently funded by our users and we strive to protect user privacy, give our users maximum control over the reach of their content, and protect our users from bigotry & harassment.

  • BrenBarn8 hours ago
    Another lo-fi site trying to create friendly community without corporate greed bites the dust, in this case apparently due to burnout on the part of the main person running it. I hadn't used Pillowfort much but did browse and explore some blogs on there and it seemed like a positive community. Always sad to see stuff like this happen.
  • altmanaltman6 hours ago
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/buzzy-new-social-media-site-...

    It was like AI slop pre AI. Great traction with the nsfw stuff but failed to capitalize on it.

    • solyin5 hours ago
      Lol which sota AI in 2026 doesn't know what XSS is and would write code that bad?
      • neuroticnews253 hours ago
        There's actually no proof or claim of XSS vulnerability in this bizarre article. Username url confused with special url is a common bug, I've seen it "exploited" on facebook.
      • maeln4 hours ago
        it was in 2021
        • quietbritishjim4 hours ago
          They were referring to the comment they were replying to, which claimed that the original code was written (by humans) as poorly as AI does today. But AI today wouldn't write bugs that basic.
  • DiabloD37 hours ago
    I wonder if why people rejected the site is because there seems to be no way tos scroll the page?
    • LeoPanthera7 hours ago
      You have to accept the cookie notice. If your user agent hides the notice there's probably no way to do that.
    • LoganDarkan hour ago
      Also for some reason the JS raises some syntax error about unsupported using directives in my browser, and the page is a bunch of empty template with `{{ whatever }}`. I guess it uses wacky new JS features.
  • bhaney7 hours ago
    [dead]
    • Philpax6 hours ago
      And may we all be blessed with the compassion required to not say something like this about someone's potential lifework.
    • dabinat6 hours ago
      It can be very difficult to walk away from things you’ve poured time, money and hard work into for a decade, irrespective of how many users you have.
    • BrenBarn6 hours ago
      "Small" as in tens of thousands of users on a site that has existed for 10 years. I don't think most people in their lives wind up making a decision that has as broad an impact as that.
    • zipotm6 hours ago
      leave the past bring the future
    • n0tquitehere6 hours ago
      But they're not closing a hobby project. They're shutting down a business, laying off staff and ending a service that people were paying for. That should always be a hard decision.
  • JacobAsmuth6 hours ago
    What's pillowfort?