So I have something of a sad announcement to make today, one that I’ve been putting off posting. I’m not going to be able to continue with this blog. I need to make a living and unfortunately the level of engagement with my latest posts has not been enough to make that possible.
I intend to maintain the blog as a We Hunted the Mammoth archive, and will periodically put up posts highlighting some of the best stuff that has appeared here over the many years of Mammoth’s existence. And I plan on dropping in from time to time with brief commentaries and pointers to other pieces I write, but this will be more occasional than regular.
I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this blog over the course of its run. And not just those who have donated money (but huge thanks to all of you!) but also those who’ve contributed with artistic and technical help and by making the comments here so vibrant. In case you’re wondering, you all have posted more than 800,000 (!) comments here over the years.
I’m proud of this blog, which began chronicling and mocking the growing manosphere long before most people had any idea what it was, and which helped to shape the discourse about it as it metastasized into the monster it is today. When I began I really had no idea what I was getting into, much less that the blog would last as long or get as much attention as it did. I’ve learned a lot doing Mammoth, and a lot of that I learned from you all, especially those regular posters whose comments further illuminated the issues under discussion, and who were willing to call me out when I went wrong. I’m glad I got to know you.
I’m grateful to those who have continued to donate even while I wasn’t putting up new material, and I hope that some of you will keep on donating to help pay for the not inconsiderable costs of hosting the blog and its massive database of posts and comments.
Again, thanks to all of you; you were the ones who made this blog possible.
David Futrelle
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