fairygodpiggy

xmoonyxbunnyx

Tumblr is a horrible platform for artists/creators of any kind. It’s been like that for as long as I was on here, and long before that from what I’ve heard. But it’s gotten so much worse recently. 

At first it was mostly unfair to new people who aren’t known yet, as the tag searches favour popularity over “freshness” of posts, and ‘newest’ area has always been neglected quite a bit. But that was something you learn to deal with relatively quickly. It’s a basic part of the struggle to climb through and get noticed by any community you decide to join. It’s rather fair compared to what is happening now.

Now, you can’t reach people anymore, no matter how many followers you have. If you have a decent number, that makes things a bit more bearable because you already have an established audience. But if you’re new, or relatively unknown, you have only people who accidentally find you to rely on. The tags - main means to reach the audience - don’t work well. Dashboard - the only way to be seen - has a very bad algorithm, and no matter how much people tweak their settings, somehow still works against artists/creators. We are unseen. Suddenly you get maybe a third of notes you used to get. New people get none whatsoever. 

And you might say ‘you shouldn’t be posting to get notes’ but who re you kidding, we create to share our interests and show people what we made and are proud of! The notes tell us we indeed did good, and we maybe made someone’s day a little better with our work, and we get a positive response in return, making us happy. Everybody wins! But without being seen? Well, be it new, or just seeing a drop in notes, we feel discouraged. 

“Have I gotten worse?” 
“Am I really a bad artist/creator?”
“Should I even bother?”
All of these doubts start arising, and we stop wanting to create. But here’s the thing.

It’s not that we’re bad, nor do people ignore us.

It’s the shitty algorithm that hides us from everyone. And I doubt they’ll care to fix this. 

So, share each other’s work. Reblog your favourite creators. Reblog NEW creators. Check their blogs for new content every now and then. Leave a positive message in each other’s ask boxes every once in a while.

You’ll make their day. You’ll give them a reason to keep creating.

Because if tumblr won’t help, we only have each other to look out for.

bitterlesbiangrandma

Like a month ago I messaged a craft group about accessibility for wheelchairs and the answer I got was “there’s a lot of stairs but we have cute boys who can carry you”.
And it’s…not good. As a wheelchair bound person I largely depend on people when I want to go out and do *anything* so I’m used to it, I laugh it off, make an annoyed post about it and off I go. But I wanna just say a thing real quick.

Even if I wasn’t gay, wasn’t a survivor scared of men, getting help as a disabled person is just…Not a pleasant thing to us! Imagine for a sec how you’d feel being carried up a flight of stairs. You’re a grown person. You’re being touched in an awkward way. You’d rather do it yourself. You’re So Uncomfortable. It’s not where I look for the beginning of a romantic relationship.
So like…could abled people stop doing this thing where they think helping us in a condescending and infantilizing way is cute? Cause I’m real tired. Just get me a ramp or lift and I’m cool. I don’t need a dating service when I’m just trying to go about my day

bitterlesbiangrandma

If you’re abled please reblog it cause like…the more ppl knows the better

conquerorwurm

One of my favorite things to see is random people trying to interact with unfamiliar outdoor cats. Just standing there with a hand out, making kissy noises, maybe meowing at the cat while it ignores them. Mankind at its best and least dignified

combeferret

#stop calling me out

jumpingjacktrash

if you want to interact with a cat that doesn’t know you, sit down not facing it. glance at it occasionally and make an inviting noise, but mostly just play with your phone or whatever.

the cat will almost certainly come over to check you out sooner or later. it’ll stay out of arm’s reach because it doesn’t know if you’re a jerk. offer your hand and let the cat sniff. wait. if the cat wants pettins, it will indicate that by noofing your hand, flopping on its side, or coming in close.

the cat may want to be bros but not get pettins. in that case, it will sit or lie near you but out of reach. this is friendly! the cat is saying, you’re a person in my neighborhood! hi neighbor!

of course, it’s possible that the cat is a great big cuddleslut and will come love all over you. that happens too. but if it doesn’t, that doesn’t mean it’s an unfriendly cat. be chill and let the cat choose how close to get, and you’ll find most cats are pretty friendly.

epistemophilicmortal

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