#content curation

Your dash isn’t broken - the algorithm is just doing exactly what it's designed to do.

I keep seeing posts like:

“I’m so sick of seeing [X] content and I never see [Y] anymore!!”

And I get it. It’s frustrating. But here’s the thing: algorithms don’t know the difference between love, hate, or rage - they only know engagement.

If you:

Reblog posts about [X]

Like posts about [X]

Click on [X]

Spend extra time reading [X] discourse

Or even just make a post saying “ugh I’m so tired of [X]”

…you’ve just taught the algorithm:

“This person cares about [X]. Give them more [X].”

The algorithm doesn’t care whether you’re praising it, hating it, or doomscrolling through it - attention = interest.

That’s why your dash feels full of [X]. It’s not Tumblr “forcing” it on you; it’s the system reacting to what you interact with. And everyone’s dash is different because everyone is feeding the algorithm different signals.

If you want to see more [Y] content instead, you need to actively train it:

Follow creators who make [Y] posts

Reblog and like [Y] content

Seek out and interact with [Y] tags

Avoid engaging with [X], even negatively

Otherwise, the machine just assumes you’re thrilled to be drowning in [X].

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But there’s something Xringelord Musk seems to have overlooked in his pathetic attempt to stop people shutting his dumbass up: And it’s this Apple App Store guideline: