Perfect Advice.

Perfect advice.

Haii hellowrr howdy!!! :3 I'm a really big fan of your videos, they're amazing and always bring a smile to my face when i need it most! You are one of if not my favorite youtuber!! Anyways, here's my question: What would you advise to new tumblr users? Your videos make this place seem so wonderful and i really wanna be a part of this. Thanks!! ^w^

Man, I need to be a lot better about tagging my answers for Tumblr newbie advice... otherwise I would say just click on that tag and there you are, and I don't have to repeat myself...

If you're "fresh off the boat" in joining Tumblr and just starting out, welcome! Here are a few things to remember:

Make sure you get yourself a new profile pic when you can, so people don't assume you're a bot when you start following blogs. It can be anything you like, as long as it's not the default Tumblr sphere and cone faces, or a scantily clad humans (usually female) making poses and selfies. :P

Whether you're new or a Tumblr veteran, we are all treated the same. No one knows other people's follower counts, it's not publically broadcasted like Twitter and Instagram, or Youtube subscribers or Facebook friends. Which means there's no need to put people on pedestals, or look down on others.

Don't be afraid of liking and reblogging posts. When you reblog things, you can say nothing, or you can write something relevant or clever in your post addition, hide your thoughts in the tags, or whisper to OP in the comment section.

This is an app / site where you can be yourself. Enjoy the things you like, express yourself how you want to. You might feel like you're screaming into the void for a while at first, but it's not that hard to find people who like the same things you like.

Try to keep your head on straight and your wits about you. They call it Tumblr because it's easy to tumble down the rabbit hole and wind up in strange, whimsical places where everyone is crazy and mad and don't make a lick of sense. If you're a little weird and wacky, you'll fit in nicely. If you're lost and questioning what people are talking about with their plinko horses and vanilla extract memes, be patient. You'll find out soon enough.

There, that should be enough to satisfy newcomers. If you're still wondering what to do, search for Tumblr advice elsewhere. I'm far from being a Tumblr expert. XD

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the fact that we only have “herculean task” and “sisyphean task” feels so limiting. so here’s a few more tasks for your repertoire

icarian task: when you have a task you know you’re going to fail at anyways, so why not have some fun with it before it all comes crashing down

cassandrean task: when you have to deal with people you KNOW won’t listen to you, despite having accurate information, and having to watch them fumble about when you told them the solution from the start (most often witnessed in customer service)

feel free to chime in i ran out of ideas much faster than i anticipated

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Beautiful comic! Sums it up well.

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1 year ago

I find that I am always able to find people with similar traits and hobbies with me and instantly become friends without actually saying "let's be friends." Must be because all of my friends have Neurogidevervency like me so we just pick up each other's cues out of everyone else's and become friends. We're all also queer though so :/ the mystery continues.

Good way to wrap up the post and keep it on topic here

Hello Fello Aro-ace linguist enthusiast

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Hello!! It must be selection bias or something bc all of the other aroace people I know irl are also into linguistics lmao. But always cool to meet another!