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Is Tumblr Worth It? Any Alternatives?

My bulletin post regarding this topic would be gone. I reposted here for longevity, but might delete it soon too.


I heard from so many people that it's chill now. I want to... I'm tempted... But, I'm really anxious with the type of people there. They are, after all, the origins of the loud twitter stereotype after the so-called Tumblr Exodus.

What I mostly do is going to blog a very niche indie game I liked, but it might attract an unwanted crowd.

If I you think I'm not fit to have a Tumblr account, could you suggest any alternative? I've got a Dreamwidth page. I might sign-up for DeviantArt just for the blogging and status update. Any site that allows NSFW topics? Like, the topic in question are mature subjects, not necessarily porn games per say. I just hate censorious sites.


Addendum: Some comments say it's worth it since those people flock on twitter now, and some still think it's pretty radiant with extremist weirdos that survived the purge. Of course, I'm not expecting any NSFW artists there... that's not my reason I wanted it to be there. I need a site where I post a piece of my mind that allows NSFWish topics without getting the hammer.


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Reply by ✶Rib𓆩𓁺𓆪Eye Black Dragon✶

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Maybe it's a skill issue that I'm unable to curate my feed the way I wanted it. But, that's how I am. I am tired of fandom slapfights and I just wanted to follow a fellow or fan without heavyhanded politics and nonsense, instead just talk about the dang thing we both have MUTUAL INTEREST in. It's why I'm so afraid to talk about a topic I liked and is considered my comfort "thing" to anyone.


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Reply by Carboniferous

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Can't say I know of an alternative other than maybe LiveJournal or some other blogging service (or even just a personal site). I can tell you that Tumblr is basically like every other social media site, it's just that its users like to pretend it's special.


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Reply by ✶Rib𓆩𓁺𓆪Eye Black Dragon✶

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RE: Carboniferous


Yeah, I'd reckon it's that case. I might just end up going to LiveJournal instead. I did have an account on Dreamwidth which was a LiveJournal clone and I mostly post my dream journals there but keep it SFW even if I have opportunities to age gate posts.


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Reply by notdeer

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tumblr is very calm right now, i'd say most problematic people have migrated to twitter

regarding the nsfw stuff, they allow written erotica and some suggestive photos, however full nudity i think is still banned


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Reply by hikkineetboi

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FUCK YES tumblr is still worth it!! it's ur feed u can make it whatever u want.

i can personally show u how to curate ur feed

u can even ask tumblr itself to help u

there are so many guides for newcomers coming to tumblr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3uxMQkL7XE

here are some of my tips to use tumblr:

- follow whoever you want

- block whatever you don't like on sight

- follow tags u actually like

- unfollow them if they spam u

- put whatever the fuck u want on ur blog no one can stop u


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Reply by HUMANJERKY

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I still like tumblr.


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Reply by not Womb Ripper

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I've used Tumblr as my primary social media since I first got access to the internet in 7th grade, so about 7 years now. I joined around the time of the great tumblr exodus, I remember how everyone was gonna "boycott" tumblr because of the nsfw rule change. Anyway point is I've been on there constantly for a long time and pretty much exclusively since the twitter migration happened. I am also very big into fandom culture and always have been. I have never had any experiences of politics and toxicity invading fan culture like with what I've heard is present on twitter. Toxicity on tumblr isn't really prevalent and its super easy to avoid and ignore, the vast majority of the time its just chill fandom stuff and people talking about their interests. Many tumblr users actively want to avoid bringing the old toxicity back and strongly discourage that type of behavior on the platform. It also allows for a lot of the same customization that Spacehey does for your profile page. Its as far as I've experienced an enjoyable social/fandom platform and I think you would like it alright. Not sure if I was any help but I hope this answers your question some what.ദ്ദി(• ˕ •マ.ᐟ


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