ooookay. wow. seriously, what the fuck?
Apparently while I was sleeping tumblr went to hell? Because things were very much “everyone is awesome, love all around” and then they became “bitch bitch bitch re:popularity & re:people bitching about popularity” or some shit like that? (and as I wrote this, they’ve gotten to the apology stage? wtf tumblr. I don’t want to waste all the time I took to write this so have the post anyways.)
Usually I just try to ignore this stuff. No skin off my back, I’m one of those unknown corners and no one cares what I do. S’why my blog is filled with reblogs. But there have been some comments that have really gotten my back up.
Everything I could say in regards to the kids getting upset over popularity has already been said, so I’m not going to reiterate. It’s actually the folks who are talking about ‘how to get popular/make friends on tumblr’ that are pissing me off.
That whole reaching out and contacting other folks to make friends thing? It only works when the person you’re trying to reach out and talk to is willing to keep the dialogue going. I leave comments and messages (and I used to even try the witty remarks on a reblog) all over the place, just trying to make new friends.
Usually I don’t get any response. It’s all just dead air and the feeling of “…well shit. I guess they don’t want to talk to me.” If I’m lucky I’ll get a response, and do you have any idea how happy that makes me? I am ecstatic when someone responds, because all of a sudden it’s “Yay! New friend! I need to respond!” and I try to turn it into a conversation.
Key word there, did you see it? It’s TRY.
Unless it is Wazy or Chelsea or Matt (all three of which I’ve known in real life for years), I don’t get a second response. And doesn’t that make me feel happy. It’s like… I’ve reached out. I’ve tried to make friends, but apparently I am too much of a creeper to continue contact with.
So yeah. I keep seeing these comments and rants about reaching out to make friends and all it does is make me want to cry.
Especially when it comes with the message “just talk to me! I’ll always respond back!” from someone who has ignored my messages.
…
I’m just making my depression worse. I’m gonna shut up now.
this has been a sam turns emo blog 2011 post