Mama Divine

So, I’ve seen a ton of Twitter users talking about making and sharing their new tumblr blogs, to escape Elon Musk’s “anti censorship” bullshittery. First of all: welcome! I know it’s looking bleak over there; especially for trans people. But, now that you’re here, I’m here to tell you all about tumblr etiquette, how this website works, and how it’s different from Twitter. Because you can’t come onto here acting like it’s Twitter, lest The Beast get to you.

First, here are a small handful of tips and tumblr facts!

Your likes and who you are following are automatically set to public. You can make them private in your settings!

You can block tags from the settings, too.

There are lots of bots on here. If you’re not careful, you could be mistaken for one! The main way you can avoid this is changing your icon and header from the defaults. Adding a bio helps too!

You can queue and schedule posts so that your account posts throughout the day.

Like Twitter, tumblr has a radical feminist and TERF problem. However, they’re pretty easy to spot. There are lots of guides out there to help you learn how to spot tumblr TERFs!

Tumblr, for the most part, does not have any celebrity or brand accounts.

Your tumblr follower count is private.

You can have multiple accounts with the same email, and they’re very easy to switch between! These are called “sideblogs”.

Your main page is not a “timeline”. It is a “dashboard”!

You can have a custom desktop theme using HTML! Think like ye olde MySpace days. There are tons of pre-made tumblr themes available, if you’re not already proficient in HTML; including free ones!

Now, let’s talk tumblr etiquette and how it’s different from Twitter. You’re a tumblr user now! It’s time to start acting like it!

Don’t just like posts. They don’t increase visibility whatsoever. The way that you can help posts that you like is reblogging them to your blog. Especially for art!

We don’t say “oomfs” or “oomfies”. Just “mutuals” is fine, thanks!

Adding onto a post with pointless comments is frowned upon. If all you have to say it “this is so true,” or something else to that effect, you should put that in the tags of your reblog.

Most people don’t have carrds or rentries on here. Some of us do, but it’s not an obligation like it is for Twitter.

Similarly, we don’t censor words like “die” and “death”. Posts about wanting to brutally murder people in power go viral all the time, and it’s completely allowed. I’m serious! Enjoy your newfound freedom!

Blocking isn’t a big deal here. Get rid of any weird notion you have that morality is linked to blocking certain people.

But lastly, and most importantly:

Drop your discourse at the door.

If you try to post about most of the things that Twitter users discourse about, you will be laughed off the site. Especially Twitter LGBT+ discourse. Posts actively mocking topics of Twitter discourse go viral on here regularly.

Tumblr has mostly healed since its discourse-ridden days, and it’s now much more chill. Of course, discourse still happens, but it is so easy to avoid now. For a lot of us, tumblr is the last pleasant social media site left, so don’t ruin it.

Here is a list of discourse-related things that tumblr users don’t do:

Most of us don’t do callout posts, unless it’s something actually serious (like that one blog that had a human slave).

Everything that you heard on Twitter was “exclusive” to certain LGBT+ groups is used by just about everyone on here. Bi women use the double venus symbol on here. You’ll just have to learn to live with that.

In particular, I want to emphasize how much we don’t do flag discourse. To the point that somebody caring about flag discourse of any kind is how we tend to identify an ex-Twitter user.

On here, you will never have to see another slur discourse post again, unless you actively seek it out.

You’re free.

in astrology - the 12H represents our hidden enemies. if you question yourself about certain people and want to know if they’re actually not good for you it’s important to look at where 12H lord is placed.

12H lord in 1H:

you might be your own enemy. not appreciating yourself enough or how much you do for yourself won’t do good for you, don’t compare yourself to anyone. this placement can also indicate someone easily attracting jealousy because the way you do things is impossible for someone else to do, at least as good as you. you might’ve noticed people copying you secretly but don’t let it bother you because this just proves how unique you are in your own way. your life path contains you, yourself being your best friend before anyone else.

12H lord in 2H: even though you trust certain people, don’t mind expressing your love and showing affection to the ones you consider close you need to pay better attention on who you spend your time. not everyone will like you and that’s okay, but what’s not okay is trying to be a people pleaser. pamper yourself and spend on yourself. your PRIORITY is to learn how to put your feelings before other’s as selfish as that sounds. always work on your self esteem and your ambitions, you’re the person that has to mind their own business. avoid gossiping - because you’re most likely to be the one that’s going to be blamed for it

12H lord in 3H: growing up you probably didn’t experience a good school life. this placement can indicate someone who got bullied, was the quiet kid or just came off mysteriously intimidating. probably had issues with certain teachers and feared some. be aware of what advice you receive but also be careful about the advice you give to yourself. you might feel stressed frequently but that’s because people usually give you mixed signals which you slowly start to normalize because things don’t seem to change. anything or anyone can feel like an enemy but all you need is trust in yourself. keep your life private because many don’t wish well for you.

12H lord in 4H: unless chiron is also placed in the 4H you could be the black sheep in your family - but if chiron isn’t placed here then this placement has a bit different meaning. you could’ve always felt left out growing up (especially if you had siblings). you were always the one in the back wanting to receive attention too. you don’t get appreciated enough no matter how hard you try and how good you are to others. this placement leads to temporary self hatred or random insecurities popping out out of nowhere. the motto for your life is that after every rain the sun shines so never let yourself down because of anyone especially your family because most of your trauma comes from your loved ones and mainly your mother.

12H lord in 5H: this individual experiences many karmic/toxic relationships which can lead to feeling like you want to give up on love at a young age. this can develop someone normalizing cheating and toxicity, and this person can develop commitment or trust issues. similar to first house there’s something unique about you that no one do like you. you know your personality is amazing and whoever doesn’t want to appreciate you doesn’t have to, because at the end of the day you do. this placement also indicates someone revengeful who is not afraid to get back at someone for whatever they’ve done especially their exes. you should focus on having a positive and optimistic mindset and avoid toxicity and toxic people. focus on what makes you happy

12H lord in 6H: never feeling like you’re enough. another placement that shows a person who had a low self esteem growing up but realizes their self worth later on in life. you’re allowed to take a break from anything wether that be studying for a test or overworking (workaholic placement). your loved ones realize how hardworking you are and you’re an inspiration to many so take it easy on yourself. this individual could’ve tried getting manipulated by many people they’ve met and fell for it sometimes because they thought the people had good intentions when they didn’t. do what you want and don’t let anybody control your life, because it’s yours no one else’s. you are enough!

12H lord in 7H: another placement that indicates someone easily attracting jealousy. no one roots for you when you want to achieve a goal you told someone about, sometimes you even feel like no one believes in you.if saturn is placed in the 7H along with the 12H lord in the seventh house this can indicate a toxic spouse or even a divorce. you might be a person that prefers having money over love and you should be focused on money for a period of time. similar to 5H you’re someone who experiences bad luck in your love life but in your lifetime everything is about believing you can make anything happen.

12H lord in 8H: this is a placement that can indicate trauma related to sex. this individual could’ve gotten taken advantage of often or starting off young (used for sex). people were jealous of their physical appearance and bullied them for the way their body looks when in reality they were just jealous. your biggest enemy is your trust and naive personality. you’re the type of person who tries to look at both sides of the story. it’s important that you set more boundaries and don’t let people easily manipulate you. you’re not forced onto anything and you shall do things you only feel comfortable doing

12H lord in 9H: you’re a curious person who always wants to know every detail and why something happened. you seek for truth even when you know it’ll hurt you, you just want honesty. your biggest enemy is your good heart - you’re always so good to other people sometimes even when they aren’t to you. you want to experience things too early in life (could’ve grown up way too fast). you wanted to fit in wether it be at school, in your friend group or at home. you tried being someone you’re not. realize your self worth and follow your life path and ignore things that aren’t serving anything good for you. this individual is focused on the unimportant things in their life instead of being focused on what they should be focused on. accept yourself for who you are and try staying comfortable in your own skin.

12H lord in 10H: the environment you’re around is your enemy. you’re someone that needs to always pay close attention to your surroundings, the daily events that happen to you. you’re allowed to be the overly curious person. don’t be afraid to intimidate people with your curiosity. you attract individuals who usually don’t have good intentions towards you so don’t trust many easily. you may come off more successful naturally than others which also makes people want to manipulate you. be friendly but unapproachable at the same time because in your case you never know what’s really going on

12H lord in 11H: this placement is very similar to 12H lord in the tenth house. no matter if you’re a introvert or extrovert you’re still bad at predicting who has good intentions and who doesn’t even if you feel like you do. this placement indicates those type of life situations where the people you’ve been trusting since you were a little kid turn out to be your biggest haters & enemies. ex; your first ever friend, your current best friend etc. pay close attention to who you trust. people easily manipulate you with kindness and you got lost in it because you love good energy and people who come off sweet.

12H lord in 12H: a lot of people in your life are your enemies and you are aware of them. you have a very good intuition. you trust those who have been with you since day one especially the first person you’ve ever loved (depends on the overall birth chart.) you don’t easily find yourself liking people but you always act like you do because you radiate this secretive, mysterious know it all energy. you’re not easily manipulated but this can also stress you out a lot because for once you want to feel stress free. the most unexpected people could be your hidden enemies, classmates, strangers and etc.