#i've tumblr-seen it and that's enough

[petraforgedyke]

i’m seeing a lot of fear today about Tumblr Shutting Down (Real) (Actually True) today and let peepaw seg tell you a story

i’ve been on this webbed site for fifteen years, believe it or not, since way back in the days of Tumblarity. now i was but a wee lad at the time, so i don’t remember the fine details, but rest assured, it doesn’t matter much for the story i’m about to tell you.

you see, i remember when tumblr was owned by tumblr. folk called its ceo (david karp) “daddy”, and were enthusiastic about his communications, even if on our own blogs, we’d bitch and moan about tumblr making changes to things we were used to. i remember the hubbub when tumblr removed tumblarity, and how this was surely going to be the end of tumblr.

all those fifteen (though it might be sixteen) years ago.

layouts changed, and we’d bitch and moan, and tumblr’d get sold, and we’d know for sure that This Was The End Of Tumblr, For Real This Time. this happened again and again and again, because this webbed site, you see, it makes no money, and companies, greedy things as they are, like money.

the porn ban, under the reign of YaHoo that was, was seen as another death knell. tumblr was going to die, for real, for sure, and i’m not proud to say that i was one of the ones who fell for it. peepaw seg needed to sow hir wild oats on other platforms.

now, i say this happened under yahoo, but it’s important to remember that this ban came in the wake of both the apple app store banning the tumblr app on account of real life csem being hosted on tumblr, and the new usamerican law SESTA-FOSTA being implemented, which made it so that companies such as tumblr would have to moderate the explicit content on them to make sure none of it breached sesta-fosta. tumblr, being a small fish in the grand scheme of thing, didn’t warrant that amount of financial effort on yahoo’s part, as the site was still not making any money, and it’s easier and cheaper to blanket ban than it is to moderate. all this to say, it’s important to vote, because if you don’t, your internet freedom will be curtailed.

and now we’re here, some sixteen years on, and i’ll say automattic has been not all good, but definitely not all bad for the site. they changed stuff we liked to our discontent (layouts), and added stuff we hated (live), but they also gave us stuff we like (polls) and an amount of open communication about tumblr’s inner workings not seen since the days of david “daddy” karp. and now they’re putting just a skeleton crew on the tumblr project.

and that’s going to be The End Of Tumblr For Sure For Real Actually This Time. Really. Promise. Abandon Ship.

and we come to the crux of this story.

which is that this has happened before, and it will happen again, because tumblr is surprisingly immune to making any money.

what we’re likely to see in the coming time is no new features (that’s reserved for projects that make money), and an increase in ads, until one day, and this might be in a few months, and maybe in a few years, there’ll be an announcement that tumblr’s been sold to one direction to a new company.

and we’ll start the whole rigmarole again. and this company might be good for tumblr’s userbase, or it might go against everything the tumblr community holds dear. no way of knowing which way it’ll go.

until one day, some parent company will have had enough, and will pull the plug.

but for now… well, i’m gonna sit here on my porch (blog), and we’ll see what happens. i'm not worried, tumblr’s survived worse things.

#tumblr #but also legit #i've seen some 'oh if you give tumblr money you're a bad leftist' takes before #and like bestie how do you think this website is gonna keep running? #investors aren't going to be interested in a cow that's run out of milk #which leaves ads and data selling and yes user driven income #as far as parent companies go automattic's been decent enough to the userbase #it could be so much worse #automattic #seg.misc

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

A Blorbo You Treat Nicely, Right?

#non mdzs #ask #I've seen what people do to tumblr blorbos. I cant go back in the horse plinko again...please my bones aren't strong enough #I'm made of a gelatin like substance. Very Flammable. Terrible for plinko. Ill just bounce around and wail miserably. #You cannot fool my by putting 'horse' on the box. Yeah It made me curious and wander over here. Yeah I wanna see the horses. #Oh they're in the plinko? Oh well then- #jokes aside I am very touched to have reached silly blorbo status. I hope to keep bringing you joy! #I am simply just having fun and I'm glad people enjoy my little jester dances! #Yeah one of these asks is from June...I'm slowly eating away at the backlog....I promise.... #theres so many sweet and funny asks I want to properly draw for...I promise I read them all and go -> B*)

[think-flamian]

>It’s hard to be trained by someone who has never truly tasted defeat.

>Perhaps after you lose today you can tell me all about it.

(…featuring damians genuinely terrifying smile here)

#this is how damian flirts btw #fave panels #im going to keep posting really good panels from this comic until i've decided that tumblr has seen enough #damian wayne #damian al ghul #robin 2021 #flatline dc #daminika #gravebirds #batfam

[yayforocs]

I Have Once Again Been Consumed By A Fic (Redstone and Skulk by @silverskye13

#redstone and skulk #the demon #tanguish #helsknight #evil beezuma #don't mind the repost tumblr just. wasn't showing the original post anywhere for me???? #i'm worried it might've eaten it???; sO HERE WE GO TRYING AGAIN #the demon is only half done and honestly i drew all of him that i was really wanting to draw anyway so he's staying like that dklsghs #and that was his face and then just kinda like his build mOSTLY!!! BC!!!! #i found it interesting that as i was reading the bit he was in that i was imagining him like #Not Human At AllTM and went 'huh. i mean that's prolly not how he's supposed to be' #but thought it neat enough to put down to paper kinda what i was picturing :VVVV and what i was picturing was Big Dragon Demon #aLSo eb!!!! i've now seen like op's art of eb and have also realized how wack my brain's image of eb was #but i love things like that!!! where the reader's brain pictures differently!!!! so i drew eb too :VVVV #also i cannot resist A Creachure and my vision of eb definitely falls into that category for me #and so does tanguish!!!! the boy!!!! best boy!!! and then ofc i had to!! helsknight!!! he!!!!! #anyway i love them all sm they're just Really Hecking Neat To Me #(also ngl i think that tanguish running is like. one of my favorite poses i've drawn ever???) #(v happy with that i think it certainly is atl my favorite sketch on the page)

[prismatic-starstuff]

okay was anyone going to tell me that ascended Astarion calls MC 'little love' and 'my treasure' in the smoothest most sultry voice I've ever heard or was I just supposed to get absolutely smacked around the head with that knowledge myself—

#/copypasta #baldur's gate iii spoilers #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #bg3 spoilers #bgiii spoilers #i have. thoughts and feelings. about ascended astarion. #but i don't know how to properly communicate them #so i'll make another post uhhhhhh someday somewhen at some point alsmalxnxmxns #i deeply love and sincerely care for astarion in any form that astarion comes in; that's my main takeaway from my research so far #even if i vastly prefer the other ending because it is very much generqlly better and healthier for him #i love astarion and this includes after the ascension #and also... maybe i just haven't seen enough to make an accurate assessment but #i was led to believe that he basically stops treating mc like a person but from what i've seen... he doesn't do that? #like— yes he gets unhealthy and possessive #but he still talks to them affectionately and still actively wants them with him and still wants to be with them #idk i've probably missed some crucial scenes; i've only just started looking into this ending #lemme go ahead and stop rambling now ALSKSKALCNSMC #*generally #dear god tumblr let us edit tags please—

[neechees]

Sorry but new rule:

I will not be reblogging your donation post if youre a new user to tumblr, and/or if you don't have your archive viewable.

I will only reblog your donation post if I can see in your archive that you've had frequent, consistent tumblr activity for at least a couple of years, and it doesn't look staged/backtracked.

#I've seen enough scams to be immediately suspicious of new tumblr users suddenly asking for money

[creaturefeaster]

Opinion on bear ghost??

Long time fan, though I haven't listened to their stuff in a little bit, now that I think about it!

#i got a radio for christmas #like just a normal oldschool radio #so I've just been listening to the same station for 3 months now #no way the people who run it know what bear ghost is AVAHRVEBE #the other day. now even i don't know really who hozier is or however you spell it #but they actually talked about names of popular bands they didn't know #and they just called the guy hoosier #again cant stress enough ive only ever seen people on tumblr mention the name. but it was really funny #actually wait ...IS it pronounced hoosier? #weird if true #anyway. #I've liked bear ghost for a while now :3

[bijoumikhawal]

only going "rape and torture are bad" when people defend Palestinians is pretty fucking scummy, speaking as someone who knows more than the average person on this site does about torture, and hates it real bad and knows a lot of people repeat torture apologia because it's deeply pervasive in modern culture

#cipher talk #Again: yes rape and torture ARE bad. Currently there is limited evidence of that occuring from Palestinian militants #During this operation #Instances may happen and may even be likely purely because this is armed conflict #How come you don't state the same when faced with Israeli opinions? #Because there are MANY. AND I MEAN MANY. Near constant reports of both from Israeli prisons and soldiers! #I get part of it is that frankly American Jews and Jews on tumblr do not see the most rabid forms of Zionism #Because I do remember being shocked when I got more active in Twitter and realized just how deeply racist and genocidal #Some zionists openly were #But I really almost want to laugh because like. A lot of yall are reformniks #The state of Israel does not respect you! It barely thinks you're Jewish! But you defend it so hard! #Claiming it's the only refuge for Jewish refugees in times of crisis like I've seen one rabbi do... completely ignoring how many jews #Are effectively declared not Jewish enough for those very purposes #A few weeks ago I was in fact darkly wondering to myself how they would be used if something happened that made Ugandan Jews into refugees #How they were not Jewish enough for the rabhinate but would surely be used in propaganda if antisemitic violence occurred #About why Israel is 'necessary' even though they were denied upfront

[best-enemies]

I've reached season 5 on my CSI rewatch and I'm a few episodes past "Swap Meet", where a woman is murdered after attending a swing party with other couples from the neighbourhood. Near the end of the episode there's a moment that made me jump from my seat:

(Grissom walks up to Sara and takes the seat next to her. He's holding two cups. He hands her a cup of tea.)

[INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT - BRASS' OFFICE]

Erin Brady: Everybody fantasizes about other people. (She glances at Grissom.)

Even you, Mr. Grissom. A neighbor, a friend ... girl at the office.

[INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT - HALLWAY]

(The door opens. Paul Brady walks out of the hallway. Erin Brady walks out into the hallway. Sara is sitting in the hallway chair watching them. She watches as they meet and kiss.)

(Grissom walks up to Sara and takes the seat next to her. He's holding two culps. He hands her a cup of tea.)

LIKE!!!!!!!

Right after Erin ends her sentence with 'girl at the office', the first time Sara and Grissom meet again, he brings her tea. This might be an innocent interaction but to me it seemed like a nod to this relationship they have where both are into each other, know about the other's feelings, but can't/won't do anything about it (although Sara has kind of given Grissom an ultimatum). I don't know if it was intentional - I'm guessing it is, because I picked it up immediately. I might or might not have squealed in delight.

#csi #gsr #i'm very Normal about them btw i don't think about them 50 times per day or anything #need to talk more about these two here #because im obsessed about them in a Normal way #sara is like. my dream wife. i totally get grissom being in love with her for years and barely holding it together #i would not though #i'm 1000% sure she's bi. but the writers have been cowards so far #also she and i dress THE SAME. yes i love 2000s clothes so what #i could talk about her forever she's everything to me #and grissom. oh grissom. i also get why she's been in love with him forever #i mean what the FUCK went down in san francisco did they hook up and sex was so good it scared them #and now they have to live with that tension and they're scared of crossing that line #nah i'm guessing with these two they just REALLY clicked. like. they were an instant match and they knew it #but grissom didnt want to lose focus on work or whatever and they lived in separate states you know #but oh my god i totally get sara. grissom is such a silver fox. he's like one of the hottest old men i've ever seen in my life #you know what i 100% get tumblr sexualizing old men it's completely valid i'm in this now too #he has this LOOK. whenever he's angry at a suspect. and he looks angrily at them. i'm chewing on my keyboard just remembering it #and his smirks #AND THE WAY HE LOOKS AT SARA #im losing my mind #i love all of gil grissom but seasons 4-5 jesus fucking christ #ok enough with the sexualizing i love him as a character SO MUCH. he's absolutely fantastic #one of the things i love the most about him is that he doesn't judge people. whenever the team is confused about someone #or this persons' lifestyle #he's always trying to understand them and not judge them #like a true scientist he wants to understand the nature of things and people #and he's such a sweetheart i love him so much #like there are so many things i love about him i can't fit them all in the tags. same for sara #they're a perfect match for me

[allgremlinart]

hm.

#did some research. Eric Nam is like. nowhere near the levels of zionism I have seen on Tumblr (💀though I have seen. this brand) he seems to #be like. pussyfooting around calling it a genocide. 'prayers for both sides 🥺' kind of shit. unless I've missed something else he's said #<- doesn't really change my opinion on him from when I heard he's a zionist but. still I'm happy I did my own research. however after doing #said research I really dont think this is enough to get him kicked off any projects since he's been purposefully so vague and wishy washy

[makerofmadness]

someone add banban to the sexyman wiki it'd be funny

#Bird up #garten of banban #/nsrs unless he fits the criteria for a tumblr sexyman #I mean I've seen people thirsting over him surprisingly (don't worry if you do I don't judge) but idk if it's necessarily enough-

[altobug83]

grrrrrr..... frogs....

#I'M SORRY I'M VERY VERY FUCKING AUTISTIC ABOUT THIS FROG RIGHT NOW #HIS NAME IS FUCKING “BULLFROG” AND HE IS THE GREATEST EXAMPLE OF AN ASSASSIN WE'VE EVER SEEN IN THE ASSASSIN'S CREED FRANCHISE #HE'S FROM #Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix #I have friends I think might enjoy this series #I'm gonna #Fucking Kidnap them to watch this #/j #no kidnapping just pestering #They're Irl friends but don't worry they're also mentally ill #Also if anyone here knows me on Discord and wants to watch something with me #DM #I will watch this with you if we're friends #Oh this is a lot of tags #Is this what it feels to be Tumblr Enough? #I think I've evolved finally after 5 years on this hellsite

[catwort]

guys, you know those images attributed to one emile corsi posted by user shuttered-gallery are ai generated, right?

#emile corsi #ai generated #ai image #i mean the blog says so in the description #maybe you don't care which is... fine #you can have that opinion #what i don't get is why the person behind the account is posting on tumblr in the first place... #just for the numbers to go up? or are they going to be asking for money soon enough? #i've seen some other art curation blogs ask for donations and.... ok lmao good luck

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Here's something I've had stewing in my brain for a bit

#art talks about stuff #not going to maintag this it's not really too important to me #anyway 2 things #1. yes given my blog's contents i'm aware that this is sampling bias: the poll but let me have this #2. i trust people enough but i'm still going to say this: please be nice in the notes and respect other people's opinions #anyway i've been thinking about this because tumblr is tumblr ik a lot of people love this module #however when it's brought up on other sites (instagram youtube etc) i have (not always but sometimes) seen opinions be skewed- #-more neutral/negative #anyway whatever take my catboy poll #id in alt text

[foxgirlmoth]

Imagine being one of the most well known trans streamers (at least that I've ever heard), being allowed to afford for pretty much whatever affirming care you want, and then making fun of another trans women for.... Being a trans woman. And then you throw a hissy fit when people say you're shitty for that. Like damn you have so many people going to bat for you for being a piece of shit to someone else in your own community, you can afford to do this, and then you just say you're not 'quirky' enough to fit in with us. You're just being an asshole. Trying to say 'normal' trans women don't exist is pretty fucking disgusting.

#I went and looked through the blog cause I was real curious #And just holy shit #They're throwing around 'awww people on tumblr have piss poor reading comprehension 🥺' and while that is often true #I feel like that phrase needs to be taken away sometimes because if 90% of the people who saw your post went #'WOW what an asshole!' #I think you may be a piece of shit #Like damn I wish I was quirky enough to get a good enough following on Twitch I could sustain myself and also get surgery! #That'd sure be great! #I'm glad she got that opportunity but I think she doesn't realize that is EXTREMELY fortunate #She is one of the most privileged trans women I've seen on here and she uses that to be an ass half the time

[nellasbookplanet]

Isn't it funny how today it’s pretty common belief on here that the idea of 'cringe' and shaming of people who like 'cringe' things is bad. That the big fandoms back in the day that people like to make fun of - superwholock and john green books and twilight and homestuck and whatever was popular at the time - certainly had elements very deserving of critique, but how that critique largely drowned under people pointing and laughing at, the mostly teen girl, fans. Like, we are pretty agreed that this was bad, right? That it’s cruel to actual people and makes it difficult to have genuine conversations about the actual flaws of the media and fandoms in question, right??

And yet here we are today and I see people doing the exact same thing to newer fandoms with the defense that the fans are cringe or, if you're trying to be all moral about it, problematic and possibly evil for liking a popular media. Like, I don’t care about reylo or our flag means death or taylor swift or romantasy novels to any particular extent. I don’t have a horse in this race. But I keep seeing their fans treated as acceptable targets for harrassment or bullying. Posts talking about how immoral they are and then their screenshoted 'proof' is mostly just. Women being passionate about a thing that they love, or god forbid daring to defend it or being bummed about everyone else harrassing them. And I think it's kind of scary how we keep repeating this cycle of designating a media as inherently problematic, therefore all of its fans are problematic, therefore they are deserving of every ounce of mocking and public shaming they get.

#when the whole cait corraine thing went down last year i legit saw posts going around saying not to give reylos or even xiran any credit #bc the poster was so set on seeing them as inherently immoral that they refused to accept they could help do good or be victims of bad #of posts i see making fun of cringe fans with screenshots half are actually horrifically bad and deserving of critique #the other half are just women having fun and then being mocked for it #we talk a lot of shit today about how cringe culture is dead and yet this behaviour keeps repeating #and if you dare critique it you risk end up being one of the people screenshoted and mocked for daring to care about something cringe #don’t get me wrong. do critique fandoms for fucked up behaviour. do critique media and celebrities for their shit when deserving #but by now whenever something gets popular to the extent of being mainstream I start counting the days to its downfall #bc when a fandom gets big enough there’s bound to be enough annoying/genuinely shitty people there to leave a mark #and at that point vindictive people on the internet will start actively looking for reasons to deem them Problematic and Acceptable Targets #I've lost count of how many times I've seen it happen #anyway. that's enough opinionating on tumblr dot com for today #rambles