Shoutout to catgirls

so one of the things that makes tumblr so tumblr-y is that the userbase has historically been very resistant to being served posts via algorithm. most of us prefer to carefully curate our dashboards by choosing who we follow ourselves and viewing new posts as they come in, without tumblr telling us what we should enjoy first.

what this means from a marketing perspective, however, is that there’s a steep learning curve for new users, so in order to retain them, tumblr has introduced a number of algorithmic features over the years but still allows us to opt out of them.

for the best tumblr experience, my advice is to spend most of your time on your Following tab

the For You and Your Tags tabs can have fun stuff in them, but that’s not where i spend most of my time

but within that tab, there’s still settings that ensure you’re seeing it unmodified. you can change these by going to general settings

then dashboard preferences

then turning off the top four toggles

this may be slightly different on desktop.

obviously, this is a recommendation based on my personal preference, and others may disagree. but i do believe that the reverse chronological (i.e. whatever was posted most recently is on top, regardless of popularity), self selected (i.e. posts made by tumblrs you intentionally followed for this purpose rather than whatever the algorithm thinks you’ll like) dashboard is what makes this place so much better than other social media.

Shoutout to leftists who are too poor/disabled to shop at local/small businesses.

Shoutout to leftists who are poor/disabled and have to buy things from Amazon and other megacorps because it’s the most cheap or convenient.

Shoutout to leftists who are too poor/disabled to reduce their environmental footprint because they need the single-use plastics.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t go vegan because of dietary needs, disordered eating, or neurodivergence.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t volunteer or go to community events/protests/noise demonstrations because of inaccessibility.

Shoutout to leftists who can only be politically active online because they’re housebound.

Shoutout to leftists who are disabled and are rarely politically active because they simply don’t have the energy.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t be politically active because they’re under the care of a guardian or are trapped in an abusive situation, and they don’t have control over their finances/belongings.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t read theory, or who have trouble reading theory, but still do their best to learn.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t understand theory at all because of cognitive/intellectual disability.

Shoutout to leftists who want to be more active in their community but can’t because they struggle with anxiety, socializing, or maintaining relationships.

Shoutout to leftists with personality disorders, complex trauma disorders, conduct disorders, OCD, psychosis, and any other leftist whose personality or thoughts often unwillingly go against their beliefs due to a trauma response or chemical imbalance.

Shoutout to leftists who don’t have any “practical” skills that would be needed in a commune (i.e farming, building, sewing)

Shoutout to leftists who are too busy simply trying to survive to even think about being politically active.

Shoutout to leftists who have to always ask for mutual aid but can never give back.

Shoutout to all the leftists who can’t do this and can’t do that and can’t do the things that leftists are “supposed” to do. No one person is perfect.

You aren’t a fake leftist for not being able to do these things. All that matters is that you put in the effort, in whatever way that you can.

I wanted to share some sad news ,, my old Tumblr account It has been terminated without any reason, I had meaningful interactions with you all, and I found the Tumblr community to be the most cooperative and helpful 💔🥹

I am very happy to be here again, and I hope you can help me in reposting this post to let other know ❤️

I hope you will stand by us and support us to reach our standard of life that we deserve 🍉

Please help me and my family and stand with us 🙏🏻❤️