#followerrant

ah, sorry a while ago i decided to stop with follower milestones, and revealing my count, because it’s just… not worth it. my actions & words should define me- not a number. think about twitter and instagram.

what makes them so corrupt? follower counts. why? they symbolize power, and social standing, if you will. as i’m sure you’re aware, all ig fandoms care about are “l4l” & “f4f”. they’re not on instagram solely to celebrate whatever fandom they’re in- posting (often stolen) content is simply a means to an end, that end being pOpUlArItY (which means nothing if you begged your way to the top. you’re not popular, you’re just desperate). the same goes for twt- it’s all about the follower count & the follower/following gap. *sigh* those with 1k+ followers have the worst egos i’ve ever seen. they won’t bring themselves to talk to small twts, it’s pathetic. shove your ego up your ass, please and thank you.

that’s why tumblr is superior. there’s no numbers that we can use to judge each other. we get to judge each other based off our blog, our content. that is, until we post about how many followers we have. that shatters the magic of tumblr, because it 1) makes others with less feel unworthy and 2) makes those with more feel as if they’re superior, and no one likes a big ego.

i know why everyone posts their follower count (everyone is an exaggeration). to assert their dominance. to try to get compliments out of people. to be loved and praised. yes, it feels nice to be congratulated. sure, at 100 & 1k (or 10k), i get that. go for it. celebrate that shit. but after that? it starts becoming vain- an excuse to show off how amazing you are and the easiest way to get your friends to compliment you. yes, peer approval is great. i’m guilty to this too; i believe i celebrated 1500 & 2000, possibly more, a mistake in my part. but i’ve realized how selfish it is, and have since stopped.

this is kinda off topic but might as well get it out while i’m here- i never ask for followers, for a reason. i want people to choose to follow me, whether it’s because i reblog a lot of new content or my own content- it doesn’t matter. i just want my followers to be genuine. authentic. real. the quality of your followers are more important than the quantity. i know that there are some with high follower counts, only bc their blog used to be a different fandom, or their blog is really old. do 4k followers that don’t stan stray kids matter? of course not.

just… go on tumblr daily, reblog content & post your own, and you’ll experience growth. make some friends, too. but put supporting skz first, and your ego second.