#but yeah we all've known for a while tumblr's finances at the moment aren't great

[crazyw3irdo]

why tf is there a checkmark on tumblr

tldr: making fun of elon musk

longer explanation: tumblr's been needing additional ways of making income lately. i'm assuming you're from twitter or at the very least new-ish to tumblr, so i'll say that for the past year or so tumblr has been trying various money-making... i hesitate to call them schemes- perhaps just... weird incentives?

there was "tumblr plus" which i think is technically still a thing? but no one uses it. they introduced tipping too, though blogs have to opt in to that one. they dropped a merch store, you can pay for no ads, and they introduced blaze- by far the most popular one. there's also the crabs and the horse though those require more explanation than is necessary for this post. i think the top 5 series falls under this money-making category too.

i'm not even gonna bother to explain the current twitter situation cause everyone knows it, so when musk did the whole "$8 verification" thing tumblr staff saw an opportunity for 1) bullying that bastard and 2) making some money for their site that really needs money.

so now you can buy two checkmarks for $7.99. and you can buy more. they stack. it doesn't mean anything its just cosmetic. you get to financially support our hellsite home and make fun of elon musk, it's a win-win imo.