cinematic parallels: tumblr somehow becoming one of the most bearable social media platforms in 2020/2021, and that speed skater who made it to the olympics because everyone else fell over
tumblr, doing the bare minimum of keeping posts chronological and not forcing targeted ads down our throats 24/7:
actually the main difference between tumblr and twitter is how people deal with their posts getting unexpectedly popular. if a post blows up on tumblr you delete it and stick a note on your blog saying “if you’re here about That Post please know that i will shoot you in the kneecaps without hesitation.“ a post blows up on twitter and suddenly you’re doing an acceptance speech at the oscars
The growing rift between tumblr culture as practiced on this site & ‘tumblr culture’ as practiced by expats to twitter is a fascinating example of divergent species evolution when like a cliff or river separates groups
Some of y’all will be like “smh can’t believe boomers just believe everything they read on facebook” and then believe everything they read on tumblr and Twitter
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