spaceandsnow:

Is it just me or is the kin community less trusting than it used to be 3 or 4 years ago?:/ I remember when I first joined I got followers like immediately and most of them talked to me later on.>.> I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I’ve grown as a person and didnt have an about page and stuff like that.:/ I kept up with enough kin discourse over the years to get that a lot of bullying from outside groups was involved within that time frame.:( Is that why the community isn’t as close anymore or is it just me remembering all the good stuff from age 9 or 10 and not enough of the bad stuff?:/

It probably is less trusting due to more antis, trolls, and tumblrkin showing up. With any new person you meet, you get to play roulette of “are they faking, do they think otherkinity is a coping mechanism / roleplay, or are they for real”. Then you’ve got antis in there, so most of us are now rather hesitant to interact with people, especially younger ones. 

But it wouldn’t surprise me if there were other reasons contributing to it, either. I haven’t been here for four years (think I’m coming up on three?) but I do distinctly recall things being more open when I first showed up.