Amphibious Folk

You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.

By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.

I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?

“You’re asexual, then you must be autistic/neurodivergent and love cartoons” you shouldn’t put everyone in a box but you did choose the right box

Huey: I told Louie their ears flush when they lie. Dewy: Why? Huey: Look. Huey: Hey Louie! Do you love us? Louie, covering their ears: No. Dewy:

Huey: In your opinion, what's the height of stupidity? Louie: * turning to Dewy* How tall are you?

Glomgold: We can't tell you because you're not a member of the club. Louie: What club? Ma Beagle: The hating Louie club. Louie: …The fuck? I should be the leader of that club!

Webby: What if mayonnaise came in cans? Dewy: Well, that would suck because you can't microwave metal. Scrouge: Good morning to everyone except these two people.

Huey: You bought a taco? Dewy: Yes. Huey: From the same truck that hit Louie?! Dewy, with a mouthful of taco: Well, me starving ain't gonna help them.

Huey: Fitness tip: never stop pushing yourself. Some say 8 hours of sleep is enough. Why not keep going? Why not 9? Why not 10? Strive for greatness. Dewy: Next time you're working out do 15 push ups instead of 10. Run 3 miles instead of 2. Eat a whole cake instead of just a slice.Burn your ex's house down.You can do it.I believe in you. Louie: There were so many mixed messages in that I can't-

Billy Batson