The current strain of tumblr user that survived the porn ban leans more aromantic/asexual. With less competition this new strain has thrived, and can solely focus on its main food source: fandoms for obscure media.
The userbase is actively hostile to the things everybody hates about modern social media sites. There’s no algorithm, so your timeline is chronological and only shows you posts from people you follow so you have to actively seek out stuff relevant to you and then organically curate your blog based on your interests. It’s a vestige of the old internet made by a guy who hated Facebook and wanted a site where he could simply post his photos and follow people whose photos he liked, and the userbase has fought tooth and nail to largely keep it that way.
The average Tumblr user has an account that’s around 10 years old, and the website works largely the same way today as it did in the 2010s. It’s a more “mature” userbase whose most problematic users left for Twitter during the porn ban. All the drama you see on Twitter was what Tumblr was like about 10 years ago.
The userbase is openly queer and unified in the goal of “becoming unmarketable.” There are no brand accounts or “influencers.” The only celebrities on there are people like the guy who made Cookie Clicker and Neil Gaiman. It’s a weird little hellhole where popular users are often infamous for their bizarre posts.
Honestly, Lemmy is kinda like the Reddit equivalent of Tumblr. Except you’re more likely to see news of current events in the form of that one Supernatural meme than you are to see actual news articles.
You can search by hastags, and once you find somebody who posts content you like, check out the accounts that they reblog from. Tumblr is all organically grown content, right from local meme creators. You’ll find no algorithm slop there.
I recommend checking out Strange Æons both there and on YouTube. She’s done a ton of videos on some of the bizarre history of Tumblr.
I created an account about a year ago, during thr Twitter exodus. I actually really enjoy it. Reminds me of when I used Flickr and Deviantart a lot, like 20 years ago.
I’m still trying to figure out how Tumblr still exists
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The current strain of tumblr user that survived the porn ban leans more aromantic/asexual. With less competition this new strain has thrived, and can solely focus on its main food source: fandoms for obscure media.
Ah shit, I actually like the sound of that. Does this mean I actually want to be on Tumblr? Damn!
Wow, this makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the insight
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The userbase is actively hostile to the things everybody hates about modern social media sites. There’s no algorithm, so your timeline is chronological and only shows you posts from people you follow so you have to actively seek out stuff relevant to you and then organically curate your blog based on your interests. It’s a vestige of the old internet made by a guy who hated Facebook and wanted a site where he could simply post his photos and follow people whose photos he liked, and the userbase has fought tooth and nail to largely keep it that way.
The average Tumblr user has an account that’s around 10 years old, and the website works largely the same way today as it did in the 2010s. It’s a more “mature” userbase whose most problematic users left for Twitter during the porn ban. All the drama you see on Twitter was what Tumblr was like about 10 years ago.
The userbase is openly queer and unified in the goal of “becoming unmarketable.” There are no brand accounts or “influencers.” The only celebrities on there are people like the guy who made Cookie Clicker and Neil Gaiman. It’s a weird little hellhole where popular users are often infamous for their bizarre posts.
Honestly, Lemmy is kinda like the Reddit equivalent of Tumblr. Except you’re more likely to see news of current events in the form of that one Supernatural meme than you are to see actual news articles.
The big downside is that Tumblr is for-profit and the userbase’s unmarketability makes Tumblr lose a bunch of money every year.
I appreciate this write up. I think I get it now.
I’ve tried it but without an algorithm spoon-feeding me good accounts I can’t find any content I like
You can search by hastags, and once you find somebody who posts content you like, check out the accounts that they reblog from. Tumblr is all organically grown content, right from local meme creators. You’ll find no algorithm slop there.
I recommend checking out Strange Æons both there and on YouTube. She’s done a ton of videos on some of the bizarre history of Tumblr.
I created an account about a year ago, during thr Twitter exodus. I actually really enjoy it. Reminds me of when I used Flickr and Deviantart a lot, like 20 years ago.