#not reblog bait

[scooburst]

do you have an opinion of me then tell me it

[shutterlens]

How to Avoid Reblog Bait on Tumblr (as someone who is distressed by it)

(cw: discussion of reblog bait, demonstrative use of compulsive language)

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Reblog bait is Tumblr's main form of share-bait, which is content online that pressures users into sharing post content to avoid harm to themselves, to avoid harm to those they care about, or to avoid being seen as a bad person.

Post content to filter out or be aware of if you are also distressed by reblog bait include but are not limited to:

reblogs > likes

follows > likes

I know you see this

keep reblogging

please reblog

please share

must reblog

obligated to reblog

sample size

reblog if

obligated to reblog

ignore for

Tumblr posts will often tag reblog bait with the tag "#reblog bait" or similar tags like "#tw reblog bait", "cw reblog bait", "reblog bait tw", and more.

Reblog bait content is unfortunately most common on awareness posts, which often have important information to share but unfortunately end up inaccessible to those distressed by reblog bait due to the moral pressures put onto these users to avoid being a bad person.

With this, and especially as someone who's all too familiar with what it's like to feel pressured by share-bait (which I've had to manage since my first exposure to share-bait when I was 12 years old), I would say these messages to those who are also affected by share-bait:

You are not a bad person for not sharing reblog bait.

You will not get harmed in any way for not sharing reblog bait, nor will anyone you care about get harmed either.

You do not have to share online posts of any kind if you do not want to, this post included.

I hope that this post can help users with this because I know that a post like this would have helped me if I came across it when I first started using Tumblr.

[ani-bunnie13]

reblog if tumblr is your life source

[cipherdragon]

gods i hate reblog bait

[vampiricbisexuality]

like to charge, reblog to cast <3

[transit-fag]

Reblog to open a rail line from your blog to the person you reblogged this from

[irbcallmefynn]

Today hasn't been very good. Reblog to cover prev in blankets and tell them everything is going to be okay and they're loved.

[traaansfem]

F

[bffnf]

[irusanw4]

Reblog to meow at prev

[chaoticrei]

Like/reblog if you think that you don't need to medically transition to be transgender

[cobys-trans-agenda]

1 billion notes and i free him

[mxmorbidmidnight]

Nazis will never be welcome in paganism. They have no space in our communities, we will have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to nazis. You have no right to the cultures, gods and religions you hijack to spread your disgusting ideologies. You will find no refuge or comraderie amongst pagans.

Reblog to let nazis know they’re not welcome here.

[our-queer-experience]

reblog for something t4t to happen to you this summer.

[daisycowgirls]

reblog to headbutt previous blog like a kittie cat 🐾 miauw mau meow

[stars-and-birds]

Dana’s last ‘fuck you’ to Disney

He/they collector

Genderqueer/bi-gender papa king

TWO girlfriend kisses

Onscreen mlm kiss

Implied aladarius

a happy ending to the bi/enby couple

A happy ending to the aro/ace character

And

Death to the white Christian puritain