My problem with tumblr

aside from the time-drain is that we scroll down and consume image after image, pick favorites and likes, and we are not really pushed to create beauty for ourselves.

also, that followers become the be-all and end-all of our narcissism.

and we do get a chance to see other people's art and thoughts, but there is no invitation for a deeper connection.

we either produce and become ourselves a commodity to be shared/traded/protected or we consume and nothing new is created.

we learn to skim, rather than read. and a life of skimming is shallowness personified.

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on the other hand, lots of cute things! (animal gifs, pretty cakes, frothy dresses, pictures of jensen ackles...)