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in case you ever wanted to know what mambo number 5 sounds like with all the instruments (including the drums) replaced with bike horns 

Just some trashes in my gallery–

The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

I just finished watching JJK (and then read chapter 0). Here is my take on the characters.

LetChosoRest2022

Choso being unintentionally funny

Me: I don’t have a type.

Also me:

Same

dark haired

traumatized

egotistical dilf

different font

Black Lives Matter got LOUDR 🔊 @ Tumblr

WHO THEY ARE:

Black Lives Matter, and black lives are threatened every day by violence inflicted on Black communities. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is an organization dedicated to eradicating white supremacy and building local power within Black communities.

WHAT WE DID:

✊🏿 📣 On January 3, 2021, Black Lives Matter PAC and the Working Families Party took over the Tumblr dash with an ask for users to volunteer to make calls and mobilize voters in Georgia:

✊🏿 📣 On October 26, 2020, with just one week until the election, we wrapped up our #make2020count campaign with Tumblr’s very FIRST video Dashboard Takeover; donated to Black Lives Matter. Check out the moving video below:

Check out @blacklivesmatter's Tumblr blog

Love is Real 💕🔥

emotional support white haired anime boy 

This exact holiday combo post can only happen once every 33 years.

Curse!AU for the #StSgExchange21 on Twitter!

the subtle differences between gojo and geto:

how they sit:

how they manspread:

how they refer about the other:

how they make a stink face:

how they present themselves:

how they take a selfie:

And lastly, the biggest difference, how they carry another person:

bitches will write a domestic au and include sukuna too like mf the only domestic that bastard knows is domestic violence

Satosugu vol 0 happy ending sketches ♡

gojou: are you wearing…

kenjaku: your ex boyfriend’s corpse? yeah, i am

Ah yes the ultimate ship:

the way i would let this man [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] in my [redacted] while he [redacted] all over my [redacted]

i think this is from the manga i can’t find a credit for it

She sing

this guy came thru self check out and stood next to me and he had a “stop having children” mask and a vest covered in buttons that said stuff like “make abortion and vasectomies mandatory” “atheist will rise” “bomb prisons free prisoners” “biden the elf” and “uteruses in the garbage disposal” and he caught me reading them and started explaining his ideology (he literally was talking in circles about “the fight” no clue what that meant) and how he think everyone should be sterilized and every human needs to breed chicken and eels etc and he left and i was like . ok and he came back just now and gave me a card for the “cause” and said “thanks for listening kiddo” and i’m just in complete shock i wish i got a picture of his entire get up but look at the card

i’m not making any of this up he literally told me to look into getting my tubes tied please help me?

is it just me or is NASA weirdly aggressive in their article about black holes?

can a black hole destroy the earth?

no, you idiot.

black holes aren’t planet gluttons, you bitch.

and the earth isn’t some weak-ass planet that would just fall in to a black hole like a sucker.

and that dumbass sun that we’ve got isn’t big enough to make a black hole like other stars.

you fool.

i sincerely hope stsg bullies naoya at every exchange event

+ shoko getting a few kicks in:

So content creators can't be told they can do better than the work they just published?

since you couldn't read the post correctly, here's this simple google search result to help you understand the difference between rudely telling someone who is providing free fucking content to you to "do better" and constructive criticism. how fucking hard is it to be nice? half of you are silent readers and now you have something to say? did the post offend you? sorry not sorry. that means you're part of the issue. and since the point of the post went over your head so let me spell it out for you:

don't tell us to do better. tell us how. and don't be a fucking dickweed about it.

nobody deserves to be told their content isn't good or that they have wrote/drawn better stuff before. 1. it's fucking rude. 2. just telling us we "can do better" doesn't fucking help. it's fucking pointless, actually. how can we improve? how can we kiss your ass enough to make sure our content is up to your standards? if you don't like it and can't think of what we can do to do better, the just shut the fuck up?

do you need an example? here: hey, i liked your content! maybe if you did it this way instead, it would flow a little smoother?

do you think we spend hours and days writing or drawing until our fucking fingers hurt just to open up our app and see shit like this in our inbox? no.

(a friend sent me this per request)

and if you're someone who doesn't create content and you're telling a creator to do better (which lets face it. if you were a content creator, you wouldn't have sent this)? fuck you. you have absolutely no fucking room to talk. try writing or drawing yourself then maybe we'll sit down and have a face to face conversation instead of hiding behind an anonymous button.

i don't understand where you people get off asking shit like this. y'all can keep quiet about what we make, but as soon as someone speaks up about how content creators are treated, you wanna give your unsolicited opinion? lmfao. fuck off. once again, you could've saved so much time blocking me instead of sending this ask.

figure it out. do better.

I don't know who the fuck needs to hear this, but to tell any creator the quality of their work has gone down or is lacking is rude as hell. we are real people with real lives, giving you fucking content to comfort you, give you the good cry you need, or for you to get off to for fucking free.

what? you think we do nothing all day long and just write or draw? fuck you. we have jobs, school, relationships and families outside of this hellsite.

it costs zero fucking dollars to mind your fucking business and keep quiet, especially if you're one of the people who consumes content without liking, reblogging, or creating anything yourself. and if you're a creator tearing others down, fuck you too. how would you feel if someone told you that your content isn't what it used to be or that it sucks now?

and if you're someone who uses backhanded comments and makes anyone lose the love of what they do, go fuck yourself. i'm tired of seeing the subtle and unsubtle hatred aimed at those who are juggling so much yet still putting out fics or works of art. and if you have a problem with me saying something here's what you can do:

if you have a problem with this post -> click this

saw this post and couldn't help myself...