I miss the old LJ community (though I think that was already fading away when I joined, and I never managed to find the SFF parts of the community before they were gone) but I've come to an acceptance that every online community exists in a state of dynamic change. We remember that point in the flux when it most resonated for us, but even as we experienced it, it was changing under our feet.

I look at the places online where I currently feel comfortable and included and can already see their fragility. I can guess the ways (and in some cases, the timelines) in which they will fracture.