Yep, LJ's doing its level best to kill itself.

[g_shadowslayer]

Here's a great article. And unlike reading LJ, it probably won't give you migraines or make you go half blind...

The Demise of a Social Media Platform

Also check out this entry from azurelunatic

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[irreparable]

There is a fix. From a friend: "You should be able to switch back to the old version. On the main page there is a question mark in a bubble in the top right, click on it and you can switch back and send in feedback." And it works just fine.

[seagull2eagle]

Good article, well balanced.

Major problem is that there's still nothing to replace LJ in the major fandom communities. DW is good, but a lot of communities never made the switch, Tumblr isn't exactly an interactive medium, and... well, nothing has really come about for fandom. Otherwise, it's a normal progression of replacements as tech evolves, but we're left at the moment with a platform that's not great and nowhere to go.