#but the userbase culture is genuinely so refreshing and important

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The thing I treasure so much about Tumblr is the culture of passion and creativity and active sharing. The users are the active algorithm spreading things they love from each other consciously and directly. "Niche" is the law of the land and people care about art and media here in the best ways. The people here will shriek and keysmash and vocalize on your posts in the most uplifting, enriching, rewarding possible way. You can expect actual text feedback here! Unmarketability is cherished and thrives! Affectionately, lovingly, no one here is normal!

My long time lurking and brief time participating has told me very clearly that real people are here to do stuff because they're weird and they care and not because it's shiny and popular and ad-friendly, and somehow things have persisted thus far. That's been me for a while, and here, that's been wonderfully validated.

Thanks for the new home. Instagram drained my soul.