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sophie-baybey · 1 year

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Tumblr is going to become far worse over the next couple years leaning further into targeted ads, gathering user information, and generally no longer doing the Only Things This Site Does Right, and I would like to firmly predict that all of the blame will be put on the influx of twitter refugees, instead of the plain truth that tumblr has been shifting its goals for a long time now (banner ads, leaning into and owning the "hellsite" reputation, selling merch of old tumblr memes, experimenting with ads that cover a quarter of your screen while you scroll (although those are thankfully gone now)).

The tumblr staff have shown they finally understand their community, and as the website's reputation heals, shareholders and suits are going to push for more and more money to be squeezed out of this place. This path was set in motion long ago, and I'm going to be real grumpy when the blame all gets pushed aside to just point fingers at the twitter people.

#been here since 2012 #i know the lay of the land #what is tumblr blaze and premium other than their own versions of twitter blue?#this isnt doomsaying btw this is just the direction things have been going #no social media will ever be perfect #some obviously far worse than others #but ex twitter users arent gonna be the reason this place gets worse #its kinda just capitalism

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moody-and-mergie · 1 year

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This may be my first text post ever, but I just wanted to assure everyone on here that I AM in fact feeling incredibly smug about never leaving tumblr

#chronic tumblr user baybeyyy #been here since 2012

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scndchances · 8 months

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#I’m curious #been here since 2012 #we’re getting old

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mpathicoracle · 2 years

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well

just got a new follower, who migrated to this hellhole from twitter

now, I know nothing about Twitter and all its discourses and shit. tried out Twitter once, it's confusing as hell so I deleted it and haven't touched my account since.

tumblr, however, I know very well. so, new follower, here's what u need to know about this shitshow of a site

there ain't no cancel culture here, as far as ik Twitter is famous for that. cancel culture is stupid in the eyes of tumblr and it never lasts long here. once it starts up, everyone else just stares at it, laughs, and moves on

tiktok and tumblr have their similarities in that there are "sides" to it, if you're familiar with tiktok as well. once you've found your niche via tags and followings, that's it. you'll never see anything else. (note: the science side of tumblr is your best friend for literally everything)

you think tiktok and Twitter are full of the classic genz dark humor? nahh, tumblr started that shit the moment it became a thing. dark humor reigns in this hellsite and it's beautiful

we all call this place a shitshow for a reason. the staff don't entirely pay attention to everything here so tumblr tends to be incredibly uncensored, at least in my experience. that's why cancel culture is practically nonexistent. it's great. know the history abt it tho, like the good ol' 4Chan raids that happened from, like, 2012 to 2016ish (to my knowledge, again, this is personal experience talking). shitposts are also the reigning type of post (check out the user pukicho, 'tis a good example lmfao)

oh, and you think homestuck Twitter is bad? homestuck tumblr is a rollercoaster of emotions and bonfires and shit. terrifying side, that's for sure, but that's why most call ourselves "homestuck trash" at some point. homestuck tumblr is terrifying, pretty sure we got it from the hetalians at some point

personally, find your niche and stay in it and you'll do just fine here. welcome to hell hope you enjoy your stay lol

#anyone else is free to add on their experiences #been here since 2012 #tumblr is an Intriguing place lol #m rambles #welcome to tumblr #this place aint nothin like twitter youre in for a wild ride

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glassedplanets · 4 months

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a few months ago giffy was like "haha hear me out, what if tattoo au" and then we blacked out and talked about nothing else for like three weeks

#my art #one piece tag #zosan #if you've been here since 2012 then a) i'm sorry. thank you for your service. b) PLEASE have a Sensible Fucking Chuckle with me about this #honest to god the ufnniest possible thing that i personally could have done in the year 2023 #if you're wondering what happened in 2012 then please leave that stone unturned. tghank you #anyways this whole thing brings me INSURMOUNTABLE joy ask me any question about anyone and i am sure i will have an answer #we have meanings or reasons for just about everything visible here and uhhhhh soooo so so so much more (ask me questions.. ask me....)#fitting the general fuckbonkers insanity of one piece into a modern au was both challenging (fun!) and INCREDIBLY hilarious #giffy is the funniest fucking person on the planet for coming up with half the situations that we shoved everyone into #(i did these in.. october i think?? maybe earlier? during the time i limited myself to sketches only)#tattoo au tag

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ultimatexdetectivexsaihara · 2 years

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why the fuck do i still get attached to tumblr rp in 2022 lol

#ooc #rhetorical question #been here since 2012 #i just find it weird sometimes lol #tbd

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mushtoons · 1 year

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THE BABY GIRL

#sorry its just been a few days since we drew her and molly is co-fronting so here we are #dhdjdjrjjr #her 😌😘❤️#tmnt 2012 #transfem leo #mycel doodles

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seagull-scribbles · 9 months

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But tonight, I’ll need you to stay

#tmnt 2012 #raphael hamato #casey jones 2012 #rasey #I usually have some sort of scenario or story to go with the things I draw but urhhhhh I got nothing #they have different sleep schedules after all but Raphs always been a napper in his free time #urgh idk #does anyone want to come up with something for me?#the smudged face paint I stole from less-depresso-more-espresso #I loved the idea it’s so good for story telling and I wanted to give it a try #and one day I’ll draw these guys in a different style not a messy one\#but they do suit the grungy look #the last ones of these where still neater and better rendered but idc it’s fun and easy and works #i have been consumed by these two since feb but the first thing i posted was really hard for me to do so to just spam you all now is healin #the caption is from a skng rena sent me who hasnt seen 2012 but based on me talking about Casey thought it would fit #hello rasey fandom i am here on the rasey tag making my small mark

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omgjolras · 3 months

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i literally never tire of the enjoltaire modern AU fic where the abc is a social justice club, grantaire argues w enj to keep his attention but is pathetically in love with him, éponine/jehan/courf patting R on the head because he's v sad, enjolras is oblivious to it all, has never experienced love or attraction, something something big love declaration some mr darcy shit you have bewitched me body and soul, they kiss and bang like that's my whole life right there i eat it up every time

#HAS THIS BEEN DONE BEFORE??#YEAH MANY TIMES SINCE 2012 BUT DON'T WORRY FIC WRITER I'M IN YOUR CORNER CHEERING FOR YOU #enjoltaire #les mis #les miserables #enjolras #grantaire #i was checking the tags earlier i'm literally here all the time sorry

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canisalbus · 9 months

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Ooooooh.

I knew it was latin but I literally never took to the time search it up before, smh

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#been using the same name since 2012 I think #marcothemaniac #answered #every now and then I get a message about someone misreading it as cannibal sus #I wish I could speak Latin I was obsessed with it as a teen #I've memorized a bunch of vocabulary over the years but I honestly have no idea how the grammar works so it's no use really #classes are very hard to find here

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saturnisfallingdown · 9 hours

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what’s going on with dan and phil? did one of them just cone out?? i thought they were already gay?

HI NORA LMAOOOOOO . YEAH THIS MUST BE REALLY FUNNY FROM THE OUTSIDE ... but they are in fact already out and have been since 2019!!

the modern day context of what got them on the trending page of every social media at once is:

dan released a proshoot of his stand-up special (very good btw !!!) on youtube and it resulted in this exchange on twitter

[ID: A screenshot of Twitter, showing a tweet from Daniel Howell (@/danielhowell), linking to the We're All Doomed! Full comedy special, and saying "presenting my live theatrical comedy show that asks - when the world is this bad, should we all just give up and die? enjoy/sorry/thank you🧡". Phil Lester (@/AmazingPhil) quote retweets the post, reading "every time i see this it makes me laugh and cry at the same time until i’m a shaking mess on the floor. great show thanks danny!!". A reply from Daniel Howell reads "🧡". End ID]

fans went bananas because thats far more public sincerity than is normal from either of them. this led to your normal combo of "awe they support each other's creative projects so much 🧡" and "PHAN IS REAL ??" posting. this all exploded about 1000x over when this morning dan posted a screenshot of the whole interaction to his youtube community page just saying

[ID: A Youtube Community post from Daniel Howell, reading "gay" with a video link and attached screenshot of the previous twitter interaction. End ID]

#no one knows what he means by it..........#is it him making fun of fans calling them gay over that interaction.#is it his way of using ironic clickbait to promote the special.#is it him making fun of himself. is it a combo of some of these possibilities. who knows #in any case. this is uncharted territory and thats resulted in a bunch of jokes abt this being a hard launch of their relationship #WELCOME TO DAN AND PHIL 101 my names saturn i've been here since like 2012 #THANKS FOR THE INFODUMP EXCUSE NORA ILYSM !!!!!!! o7 o7 o7 #dnp #phan

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miodiodavinci · 10 months

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