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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 18:06 flickr: remember? Here's the very dry, unfriendly e-mail message I received from Flickr support: Privates are for PrivateWhat a disappointment. What a pity. I know there's new legal pressure in the US and I know that the reason behind this message. Poor you, Americans. Of course there's more to life than being able to freely publicize images of one's own body. And it's not like I'm completely surprised. Flickr is still a good service for most people. Even for me, when I want to share my garden pictures, except for some reason they don't seem to bring about any interesting conversations and do nothing to make the world a less self-conscious, shame-ridden place. For someone like me, all I can think of is: it was good while it lasted - or, actually, before it moved to the US. But hey: business is business. Right? It's just the way it is. Right? (Dos Pesos face) I am free just the same - somewhere else, of course - in my mind and in my country - and I am sure Flickr is ok with that. They don't mind freedom. It's just that I'm just not supposed to share it with everyone. Just with a few people. You know, like-minded people. Never mind me or my shamelessness about my dick and belly. Other than a bit of my joy, something else, something dear, tiny and subtle, is now missing: for what good business stole from Flickr is its original voice. That such an uninspiring, badly written and quasi-agressive text could come from the same place that once that made sure even form buttons had editorial flair, that's what I actually find hard to swallow. Things change. We move on. link / |
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