Musings of an Insomniac

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.

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Your creativity has always been the heart of Tumblr, whether you’re the original poster or adding something brilliant in the reblogs, and nothing about this change is meant to limit that.

AI needs to get fucked in the worst possible way. I'm tired of seeing it in my classes and let's not get me started on people dialing into emergency services because "AI told me to call."

I still have issues with regulating my emotions, how to reach out when I need emotional support, and oftentimes shut down and silence myself and my needs because I'd rather not be a burden.

While growing up, I never realized how unhealthy that type of environment was. It was easy to mistake the cliché sayings as praise or that my self-reliance was a strength, and looking back, it's not a strength if it is something born from survival.

I was always hypervigilant of people's moods. I would literally adjust my reactions in real-time to do my best to keep the peace and minimize my emotions and presence to avoid conflict. It was so easy to overanalyze interactions and I would literally internally panic if I perceived it as a negative interaction and worry that I did something to upset someone because I wanted to avoid disappointing them or making them angry. Shit, I'm still not great at not falling into these patterns and behaviors even in my 30s.

It's so important for kids to know they have a safe and consistent environment where their emotional needs can be met without being conditional.