i genuinely believe that 2012 was the optimal tumblr experience. like if you didnt live through 2012, you havent fully understood how much of a hell site this is. to jog some pplβs memories:
βI like your shoelacesβ βI stole them from the presidentβ and people actually fucking doing this in public
we still called porn fics βsmutβ and βlemonsβ
βyou must be fun at partiesβ
cole sprouseβs tumblr social experiment, and some people taking it so seriously that they threatened mass suicide
hetastuck (hetalia and homestuck fandoms were moirails i guess)
hussieruya (people unironically shipping the creators of hetalia and homestuck)
andrew hussie actually asking about hussieruya in his twitter
the obsession with andrew hussieβs lips
superwholock fandom (this was their prime)
supernatural has a gif for everything
βFuck you watsonβ somehow being praised as the best comeback possible?? ok lol
hipster side of tumblr vs fandom side of tumblr, and all those pictures of the two coexisting to bring some sort of peace? as if we were at war with each other?? wtf was up with that
the dumbest fake stories holy shit, and everyone believed them
benedict cumberbatch everywhere
that sherlock gif of benedict cumberbatch looking into a doorβs peep hole and people saying how if you cover one side of his face he looks confident but if you cover the other side he looks sad, so they said heβs the best actor in the world or whatever
people being shamed from using memes or even saying the word meme
βOh, you facebook people think tumblr is boring? Well, weβll find youβ¦Supernatural fandom, grab your demons! Sherlock fandom, grab your Watsons! Doctor Who fandom, grab your Tardises! Harry Potter fandom, grab your wands! Homestuck fandom, grab your strife cards! Hetalia fandom, grab your pasta!β proceed for 1628519 more fandoms
βim pretty sure thats taylor swiftβ βno thats beckyβ
the dancing chandler gif from friends
βReblog if you dont have a problem with gay marriage!β followed by ten mile long additions of rainbow gifs and pictures and 9gag memes
potato jesus (iβll admit, this was actually funny)
the reblog button being at the top of posts
cuil theory, aka βi give you a hamburgerβ
27 comments on a post just saying βINSTANT REBLOGβ or βPRESS PLAYβ
song mixups from people βaccidentally opening a bunch of tabs playing musicβ but it was actually from a pop mix album
βah, the scalene triangleβ
the most reblogged picture on tumblr
the cursed long ass βfedoras arent that bad!β post
touch my butt and buy me pizza
spread this like wildfire
tumblr university (complete with uniforms)
these all would lead to the creation and failure of dashcon
titsay
baratheonpilled
vaporwave
theartofmadeline
yousharknotpass
izzy806
blakekathryn
jbbartram-illu
turnnoffyourmind
