You there, friend. You say your gender isn't lining up with how you feel?

That's alright. I'm going into your RAWs to change that for you. No need to thank me. Now get back to hauling the ☼Pine wood Bed☼ to the dormitories.

"Wheelchairs can mean freedom and be life affirming tools" pleaaaaase coexist with "wheelchairs can be dangerous and cause you to get sicker faster"

On the wheelchairs can be dangerous issue, muscles are a use it or lose it kinda deal. If you're not walking because your joints are poorly supported and hurt, you need to be doing extra exercise to prevent atrophy and further pain and suffering. If you're using a wheelchair at all, you need to be familiar with contracture, pressure injuries, digestive issues, and atrophy so you can prevent them. Make sure you're not sitting down all day with your knees bent and then sleeping on your side with your knees bent or they'll get stuck that way. Make sure you have a cushion under your butt at all times in that wheelchair. Keep doing your physical therapy so you don't lose skills. It's not a "don't ever use a wheelchair" it's a "be very careful and make sure you're taking care of yourself because there's more work to do now"

Ambulatory users will have less issues but that doesn't mean they'll have none.

So I think the best strat here is for the users who did get the new layout to just stop using the desktop version of the site for a while, like a week or a month or however long their 'experiment' is supposed to last, while the users who didn't get the new layout should keep using the desktop version like normal or, perhaps, use it even more than usual.

My guess is that they're doing basic A/B testing on the new layout to see if it would boost engagement: the userbase is split roughly 50/50 between the 2 versions and they are going to be comparing the engagement data between the 2 groups of users to see if it's worth it switching everyone to the new layout or not.

Basically, if you got the new layout and don't like it - don't use it. If engagement metrics of group B (new layout) are lower than those of group A (no change), the experiment will be considered a failure and they will have to reverse the change.

If your tumblr suddenly looks like twitter - it's a sign to log off and go touch some grass! (or just use the mobile app since that engagement data isn't relevant to this particular experiment)

In the wake of the dual strike I would like to remind everyone that "hollywood elites" is an antisemitic dogwhistle and if you are referring to company executives call them executives

'can i copy your homework?'

'yeah just don't make it obvious'

Reminder that this is an experiment as per their official announcement (screenshot below).

Since this is an experiment, give your feedback to staff!

And remember to be specific on how this new navigation layout they are experimenting with is not working for you; hating it is one thing, but usability on different devices with different screen orientations, operating system, etc., would be much more impactful and meaningful.

Having to join someone's Discord to get help instead of finding the answer on a forum or webpage is like if you asked someone on the street for directions, and they said they'd only tell you if you came over to their house.

i feel like we dont talk enough about how distressing and disturbing memory loss issues are. forgetting what you were talking about halfway through a sentence, putting something down and instantly forgetting where you put it. having to reread one paragraph over and over again because by the time youve moved onto the next sentence you dont remember what the one before it said. always doubting if your memories of things are real, not being able to remember important life events.

its so incredibly scary, it feels like your mind is constantly playing tricks on you and you start to doubt whats real and what isnt.

“i forgot” is treated like a lazy excuse when it’s genuinely such a big issue for so many people.

I think if a studio exec says they want to force you to starve to death so you’ll be made to accept garbage wages, you should crush them in a hydraulic press incredibly slowly

Like the fact that rich people have gotten to the point where they think they can just be like “oh yeah I’m literally trying to kill you” without fear of repercussions is beyond infuriating. They need to know what it feels like to be beaten to death by hammers.

I just tried to wish someone "good luck" and my phone suggested I instead say "girlcock"

I just thought ya'll should know.

I was gonna make a joke edit of the "boobs morning!" anime screenshot so that she's saying "girlcock!" but you'd never guess what happens when you search "boobs morning meme".

(you get a lot of memes about boobs)

おっぱいよ御座います！

• Defeat a User Interface Designer.

I don’t get it, man. why. why do we have to homogenize everything. why does every product have to look and behave and feel the exact same way. why can’t tumblr maintain its individuality? why can’t it lean into the things that make it a unique and refreshing offering instead of scrambling to make it a carbon copy of twitter? sucks, man. sucks.

it’s just like. this broadcasts loud and clear that the people behind the curtain have no pride or faith in this site at all. that tumblr, as a whole, has no worth or merit unless it’s somehow tricking the larger internet community into thinking it’s actually another site. and the users are supposed to celebrate this? where’s the dignity? where’s the self-respect? where’s the joy? it’s disheartening and embarrassing to be forced to conform. smh.

hate can be romantic. if you don't understand this you will never comprehend my warriors bond

This is how enemies to lovers works I think.

you misunderstand me. there is no reconciliation of enemies into lovers here. the states exist simultaneously. romantic hate. you do not understand my warriors bond

i understand i seem to have dug my own grave here.

dug with, perhaps

a spade?