The people of my generation consider it to be a website designed for 'the indie culture', used so that they can endlessly reblog photos of skinny girls smoking joints and flaunting their ribcages. Its fair to say that most people do use it for this (or to write fan fiction and dedicate a whole page to Harry Styles's legs...you may laugh, but people really do)...
But what does Tumblr mean to the people who have it? Is it a form of expression, or just a pointless blogosphere that lacks originality and content? Because lets face it, anyone can follow a vast amount of people, scroll through a timeline full of photos, and reblog the best pictures to their own account.
As someone whose had a tumblr account for around 3 years, I'm going to be honest and say that I have no idea why I have it. All I'm basically doing on it is reblogging things I like, and pawning them off as my own on my 'grungey pink' account. Its such a pointless creation, but I'm not lying to you when I say that I'M ADDICTED TO IT.
Yes, I, Lucinda Marshall, am addicted to endless scrolling and reblogging. I'm addicted to it that much I go on it most days and I sit there for hours on end, re-posting pictures I find cool, inspiring and pretty. It's actually laughable how much I love it. You may think I'm crazy, but I really don't care. Me and my Tumblr share a beautiful friendship, so laugh all you want.
People use Tumblr for many things, whether its to reblog photos, write articles or just to gaze at pictures of Harry Styles and Matty Healy (which I do admittedly...sometimes...). But what I tend to forget about Tumblr is that it is one of the most inspirational things I own (and it pretty much got me through textile A Level, due to the hefty amount of creative fashion images I found on there).
Going on Tumblr is for me, a way of venting my self-expression through the form of photos. I collect sources from the images and outfits, and use that as a way of always keeping up and current with the latest trends, and finding things to write about.
I also consider it to be an art-form, one which people can share their artwork or creative images and watch them get re-blogged by thousands of people. It fuels the artistic work and can encourage up and coming creative people to start inspiring others. And that is the sheer beauty of Tumblr, inspiring people.
Whilst I may love it, many of you may completely disagree, and thats absolutely fine. Not everybody can get inspiration from a few photos mashed up into a collage, and thats okay. To each their own I guess.
But if you love it, go and check out mine and let me know what you think. It would brighten my day if I knew that I inspired at least one person!
Also comment below with your thoughts on Tumblr, I'd love to know what you think!
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