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This is the internet we’re talking about, but it’s already a far cry from Twitter, which is hard to stay motivated on when hate speech is only growing and Musk is handing out blue ticks to anyone willing to pay. “I listened to this amazing Doctor Who story from 2001, perfect fuel for some writing!” Bit boring, eh? I can’t imagine this working on LinkedIn unless I somehow looped it back to my job, which I suppose I could since I’m writing about it now. But I quickly changed my tune and slipped back into old Tumblr habits, redecorating my profile to be Who-themed, sharing tidbits I’d dug up listening to Doctor Who audios, reblogging cool artwork and diagrams of the complicated regeneration family tree, and getting into deep-cut conversations about obscure lore without it becoming a game of one-upping each other.

I started out treating it like Twitter, with my handle being JTroughton2k, my full name, and a generic profile that could be for anything, focused on me. RELATED: Twitter Is Elon Musk's Latest, Greatest Mistake Compared to the endless gatekeeping on Reddit, the daily in-fighting on Twitter, and the repetitive stream of TikTok, it was a breath of fresh air. Memes about loving Paul McGann, side-by-side shots of classic Doctors then and now, and fan cams - I got caught up scrolling for a good hour, enjoying nothing but good vibes and fans being fans.

I logged in for the first time in nearly a decade with a brand-new account and started to tick off my interests, surprised to find a whole tag filled with Classic Who fans sharing clips and montages from the 5th Doctor’s Earthshock to the 6th Doctor’s Trial of a Timelord.

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