The Dorcas

The reblog chain is one of the things that makes Tumblr unlike anywhere else. All the notes on reblogs are attributed to the original post, no matter which branch people actually liked or reblogged. We want to keep encouraging conversations, and give contributors the recognition they deserve. 

Soon, you'll be able to like, reblog, or reply to any part of a reblog chain, and that note will go to that reblog's author. Each reblog will have its own counts, instead of one aggregated number from every version of the post. And yes, you’ll be able to like multiple posts in one chain.

If a reblog doesn't add anything, the love flows up to the last person in the chain who did. Your post doesn't lose notes just because people spread it quietly.

Past notes will stay on the original post — we're only changing what happens from here on out. Retroactively re-attributing all of them would be... a lot.

We rolled out a significant change to how notes work on reblogs, and the reaction has been strong. We're not going to pretend otherwise. 

First things first: We're reversing the change. Your feedback in comments, emails, and especially reblogs, made clear that the rollout created problems we need to address before moving forward. We also should have communicated this differently from the start, and we didn't.

We still believe there's a better version of how reblogs can work. One that gives every voice in a chain the credit it deserves. But we want to get there with you.

In the coming days we'll share more on how we plan to do that,  including ways to work directly with some of you on this and future changes before they ship.

Consider the following:

They were pretty solidly anti-AI, which was a little unexpected with how many stories I've heard from teacher friends who work with older kids. We talked about how AI can generate fake sources, and they were really excited to talk about combating AI misinformation. They asked a lot of questions about how to find good sources for news.

It was also really interesting to see the ways that kids are talking about things like the Discord ID verification, because they do know about it! They have opinions! They don't like the ways they've been denied access to safe kid spaces online!

I also learned a lot about Roblox, haha.

It's true of literally all of her clients. She works with a lot of them to put systems in place so that their crashouts are only three days. This includes the high-powered execs who travel regularly for work. It does not matter how successful or high functioning they are - they have ADHD, and a crashout is just part of the process of living with it.

We're at a point where there are no cheap options to retreat to and no price points that guarantee quality. Every run-down studio is $1400, every fast food meal is $17, every luxury condo has peel-n-stick tiles, every $300 pair of boots falls apart. Endless expensive mediocrity.

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Yeah I remember when the brands with a decades-long reputation for quality still sold good quality products. Most of them are cutting corners left and right now, their prices have only gone up, and their remaining reputation is being destroyed.

If I knew where to spend $300 on a pair of boots that would last I might actually do it. As it is I just buy used on the theory that even though I'll get less wear out of them overall, the average price per month is much lower.

Jonathan:

Jonathan: I think I’d rather you just call him a slur