My intention isnât to BOSS people around. But people who donât create on tumblr really have to understand that if creators stop posting here, you wonât have anything else to like but maybe memes. If you want content to circle around to your dashboard... you have to pay it forward and reblog. That is why this website is dying. The Ban is not the only reason.
And its like.... people dont even fucking realize how special tumblr is
Tumblr doesnât have verified checkmarks. Tumblr doesnât have an algorithm to you show âThe Best Stuffâ. Tumblr doesnât display how many followers you have. Tumblr isnât obsessed with subscriptions.Â
Tumblr is an even playing field compared to websites like Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. Which means its up to us, the users, to spread the word of people we enjoy-- the way the internet should be.
Iâm not asking you to reblog shit you donât like. Iâm not asking you to reblog everything out of pity. But when you see a post you genuinely like, reblog it.
I think so many people mistake the âyou should reblogâ message with âIâm greedy and all I want is notesâ when itâs really not at all like that.
When creators say theyâre discouraged from creating because their posts get no notes, they donât mean they will refuse to create unless their last edit reaches at least 1k notes. What they mean is that the effort theyâre putting into creating something purely out of inspiration and the need to share their passion and creativity with the world is being consumed and forgotten, just like it is on Instagram. Tumblr has changed from having an even reblog-like ratio, or even twice as many reblogs as likes, to being another social media where users consume content instead of sharing it.
Weâre not trying to force you to reblog everything or want you to fill your blog with things you donât like. But Tumblr is built on reblogs and likes. This is not a fast-food company where you can order something, consume it, and then throw it away. The very base of this website is sharing, as opposed to Instagram. Here, likes donât give our posts exposure, reblogs do.
Notes are not the problem, the fact that you want new content without supporting creators is. So yeah, donât be surprised if creators stop creating because nobody wants to share their creations.
I think it's also really discouraging to see people who just rip photos from the internet or even other tumblr users get reblogged, but then people creating original content get very little. Some might even see stolen versions of their content getting more notes.
