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It's hard to waste time online happily now, but you can still do it on are.na. I can both be surprised by what I see and carve out a sense of place on it. Kind of like adult, quieter Tumblr. I use it for general aggregation (clothing, images, posters, reading material) and for moodboarding creative projects.
Feb 22, 2024
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Are.na is its own thing like any other place. (I disdain Tumblr-sourced images on there.Β It drives me up the wall.)Β
Use it most of all to distill information and build connections between ideas. It works best when you are purpose-driven with your initiative. What are you trying to do? That will help you understand how you want to use it.
I currently curate a handful of public-facing channels. That gets resorted into a small set of private channels or downloaded onto my hard drive.
~ Are.na grew from founding members interested in sharing their art. Then, teachers and students used it to conduct research. And now, some galleries/artists use it to run mini blogs. It's still all of those things and more.
Mar 18, 2024
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No algorithms, just a slower platform that reminds me of old tumblr and has cool people on it.
Jun 5, 2025
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Started using Arena for getting inspiration on design work and visual art and have been loving it. I removed all social media (instagram, twitter, snapchat), but still found myself doomscrolling on reddit or across the web that was sucking my energy. Arena makes me scroll and find things but feels more exciting and positive. Itβs similar to pinterest but really like following people and diving into different connections.
Iβm sure a lot of you on here would love it!
2d ago
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i sometimes make graphs for work. now i make them for fun about the things in my life. feels good to synthesize
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it's all it's cracked up to be
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