tumblr mobile has steadily become near unusable these past few updates. not just from a user experience perspective (which is important enough in itself) but also from an accessibility perspective.
examples include the new way the image viewer works (if you can call it "working"), the tumblr live button replacing the profile button, and that newly created blogs will be forced to have their main dashboard tab be the 'for you' page.
reverse the recent image viewer update
scrap the new users 'for you' page default setting
let us turn off tumblr live indefinitely
increase efforts against spam / porn bots
make reporting abuse and hate speech as easy as reporting as reporting spam
let us go nuts show nuts again... for real this time
remove flashing ads, including not accepting blaze campaigns for posts with flashing in them
commit to improving usability and accessibility, and listening to users!
(suggestions welcome!)
to protest against these usability issues, and inspired by the recent reddit blackout, i propose a 48 hour blackout (where you don't use tumblr at all). preferably of both mobile and web (since web has problems too) but mobile is the focus here.
[edit: a 'blackout' is when you don't log in, or interact with the site at all, for [x] amount of time.]
this marks the end of pride month (for the "queerest place on the internet") and the start of disability month (since accessibility is a massive issue here).
tumblr office is in San Francisco, USA, so the times and dates will be calculated using their time zone (PDT).
i can't afford to blaze this post so please spread it around as much as possible! protests only work if significant numbers show up!
Be wary. I have strewn various traps around this post
you knock on my door and hear loud barking and scrambling noises and me yelling "no!! down boy!! down!!!" and then when i open the door there is a single crab on the floor
These are a few keywords and themes for rune symbols along with their modern alphabet equivalents.
*longer read*
God, Ancestors, Revelation, Signs, Visions, Insight, Message, Knowledge, Communication
Earth Mother, Birth, Fertility, Growth, Renewal, New beginnings, Creation, New projects, Creativity
Fire, Knowledge, Enlightenment, Comprehension, Insight, Illumination, Calling, Purpose, Idea
Intuition, Light Within, Day, Awakening, Consciousness, Clarity, Hope, Balance, Growth, New cycles
Twin Gods, Relationships, Progress, Movement, Harmony, Trust, Loyalty, Friendship, Assistance, Duality, Animal instincts
Wealth, Mother Rune, Abundance, Luck, Hope, Prosperity, Fortune
Divine Interaction, Generosity, Partnership, Gifts, Talents, Charity, Service, Assistance, Luck, Fortune
Transformation, Egg of Life, Destruction, Natural wrath, Uncontrolled forces, Testing, Change, External input
Cosmic Coherence, Suspension, Delay, Stillness, Frustration, Blocks, Pause, Waiting
Earth, Right Action, Year, conclusion, Life cycle, Endings and beginnings, Abundance, Learnings, Growth
Fertilty, Living Renewal, Water, Intuition, Imagination, Healing, Dreams, Mysteries, Insight, Instinct, Knowing
Divine Union Manifestation, Humanity, Collective, Mortality, Community, Relationships, Morals, Values
Needs, Friction, Shadow, Restriction, Disagreements, Resistance, Survival, Lacking
Genetics, Legacy, inheritance, Spiritual growth, Abundance, Values, Contribution
Divination, Luck, Primal law, Fate, Mysteries, Occult, Feminine fertility, Chance, Fortune, Mysticism, Unknown
Solar Chariot, Rhythm, Progress, Movement, Evolution, Perspective, Journey, Travel
Thunderbolt, Wheel of Power, Success, Vitality, Inspiration, Justice, Success, Joy, Happiness, Abundance
Masculine Gods, Warrior Rune, Leadership, Rationality, Honour, Bravery, Courage, Strength, Perseverance, Endurance
Primal Creative Force, Gateway, Strength, Endurance, Health, Courage, Vigour, Vitality, Force, Perseverance
Kinship, Heritage, Joy, Pleasure, Feast, Celebration, Comfort, Belonging, Community, Success, Festivities
Protection, Polarity, Regeneration, Defence, Challenge, Danger, Attack, Strength
Tree of Life, Dreaming, Magic, Connection, Inspiration, Endurance, Sacred knowledge, Protection, Life cycles, Divinity
Divine Protection, Sanctuary, Protection, Guardian, Awakening, Courage, Defence, Instincts
True Love, Music, Harmony, Fertility, Virility, Inner growth, Virtue, Peace, Harmony
Merry meet,
Atti <3
Jane: *Posts a super low-quality image to the group chat*
Mischa: If I had a dollar for every pixel in this image, I’d have 15 cents
Ocean: If I had a dollar for every ounce of rage I felt in my body after I read this text, I would have enough money to buy a cannon to fire at you
Noel: Actually I did the math, Mischa would have $225, not $0.15.
Mischa: Fam I’m right here....
Ricky: If I had a dollar I would buy a can of soda :)
Jane: while you’re there could you buy me an apply juice please?
Ricky: Sorry I only have a dollar
Jane: :(
Ocean: Hey I just realized my friend is right, Mischa would have $22,500 because it's a dollar for every pixel, not a cent
Ricky: If I had $22,500 I would buy a can of soda and an apply juice
Constance: You can buy anything you want with $22,500
Ocean: Yeah and they want soda and apply juice
Constance: Apply juice to what
Ricky: Directly to the forehead
Noel: Great chat everyone
Ocean isn’t professionally diagnosed because her parents think that smoking weed will somehow cure her autism
Noel was diagnosed when he was five and I feel like his mom started out as one of those mommy bloggers who was like “autism has stolen my son 😭”
She got better don’t worry
Penny is very attached to her doll and loves it to death but if she accidentally touches the fabric on the dolls dress when she’s having a bad sensory day she will yeet that bitch across the room as fast as humanly possible
We stan Mischa our favorite undiagnosed adhd bisexual Ukrainian king
Constance is the one who diagnosed Ocean because like A. She’s been friends with this girl for her entire life and B. She is also autistic
Ricky has a stim that is literally just him signing the word for cat
Ocean and Mischa are the perfect pair during group projects because Ocean has the unlimited energy that she gets out by writing as fast as humanly possible and Mischa just has these bursts of productivity that he uses for the more creative parts of the project
Ocean has a verbal stim that she got from Penny where she just kinda makes a small little “hmm” sound
Noel has a stim where he just kinda…blows on his fingers. Like Ocean will be in the middle of talking and he’ll just kinda…bring his hand in front of his mouth and blow on it
Constance’s mortal enemy is this specific blanket that is brown and has those little fuzzy cotton balls that are like sensory hell
Mischa messes with his phone case as a stim
Penny and Ricky are the least experienced people at masking
“People already think we’re weird, why try to hide it now?”
Ocean almost never stops masking
Like it is so hard to get her relaxed
One time she was having a meltdown in class and the only person who noticed was Noel because she was gripping her dress so tightly that he knuckles looked like pieces of paper
As much as they argue, Noel and Ocean are really good at calming each other down when they’re having a meltdown
They’ll notice the other is in the middle of one during class and then figure out a way to somehow get them both out of class and into a secluded location
Mischa has a very specific set of headphones and a very specific hoodie for whenever his executive dysfunction is at its worst or he’s just having a really bad sensory day
Whenever Ricky’s having a bad day whenever he gets home he makes it his personal goal to pet every single cat in the house because A. It is an impossible task and B. The cats’ fur always sends him to sensory heaven
This either comes out one of three ways:
He gets so caught up in trying to pet all the cats and the difficulty that this task brings that he forgets about his bad day
He gets so distracted in the fluffiness of the kitties that he forgets about his day
He accomplishes the task and is so proud and happy with himself that he forgets why he felt bad in the first place
Ocean came over one day and he could tell she was really wound up so he gave the challenge to her instead
She was later seen running after a very chunky orange kitty throughout the hallways while Ricky rolled behind with the biggest grin on his face
His parents took a picture of that moment that he now has on the wall of his room
Noel has a basket full of stim toys in his room
Sometimes when they have a sleepover at his house there’s like a solid few minutes of just fidget toy noises
They all steal hoodies from Mischa and then proceed to steal Mischa’s hoodies from each other
Constance has a lot of information on a lot of things because she has a new special interest about every month or so
She makes comfort cupcakes when she knows the others are in that place where everything is just too much
One year for her birthday present Constance bought Ocean noise cancelling headphones
Ocean almost sobbed
Eyooo! you can call me Leo or Tommy(he/they) asks + dms open don't like don't read:p
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