OK I found it, but it was on #SmackJeeves, but apparently it's not among the ones archived in the corresponding archive.org collection
https://archive.org/details/smackjeeves-web-comics
even though, AFAICS, it _is_ available in the archive.
So, between FB/IG on one side and sites like WebToons or Tapas on the other, the main point of the thread was that there is now a dearth of the experimental, free-for-all cultural environment in which webcomics developed.
I don't think this is true (and tried to mention, but wasn't given much attention): the “spiritual” (and in many ways actual) successor to #SmackJeeves is #ComicFury, where you can still find anything from poorly-drawn sketches to well-drawn (or rendered) compelling stories.
So, between FB/IG on one side and sites like WebToons or Tapas on the other, the main point of the thread was that there is now a dearth of the experimental, free-for-all cultural environment in which webcomics developed.
I don't think this is true (and tried to mention, but wasn't given much attention): the “spiritual” (and in many ways actual) successor to #SmackJeeves is #ComicFury, where you can still find anything from poorly-drawn sketches to well-drawn (or rendered) complelling stories.
So, between FB/IG on one side and sites like WebToons or Tapas on the other, the main point of the thread was that there is now a dearth of the experimental, free-for-all cultural environment in which webcomics developed.
I don't think this is true (and tried to mention, but wasn't given much attention): the “spiritual” (and in many ways actual) successor to #SmackJeeves is #ComicFury, where you can still find anything from poorly-drawn sketches to well-drawn (or rendered) complleling stories.
There was an interesting conversation on Twitter some time before the Musk takeover about webcomic history and the important role that hosting services (particularly #SmackJeeves first and #KeenSpot later) had on the development of the medium and in launching artists. Among the many changes the Internet has undergone in the mean time, it was argued, was the drift towards irrelevancy of these platforms.
What I most like in the #SmackJeeves "renewal" is that most comics that I used to read there are also hosted elsewhere, so I can change the links in my feed reader to sites that still provide RSS. I hope future technologies will automate finding which platform hosts a work.