LACHRYPHAGE @lachryphage - Tumblr Blog

anyway I have to cut further back on my tungle usage

so about a month ago now tumblr deleted my decade-old nsfw blog and it fucking crushed me. I vowed to stop using tumblr because like FUCK YOU but obviously I came crawling back like the pathetic little shit they've trained me to be. basically the only behavioral change I've made is ceasing posting personal stuff

but that isn't enough

every time I pass an ad scrolling through the mobile app I'm earning them ad revenue, I'm supporting this shitty traitorous website.

and let's call it what it IS. they are traitorous. they're actively hostile towards their loyal userbase and frankly it's getting out of hand

TUMBLR WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS THIS SHIT IS GOING TO GET WORSE AND WORSE

so from now on I'll only be using the desktop site because I have ad block. that will also significantly reduce my usage because it's a hell of a lot more inconvenient, also this place looks like SHIT now lol

I'll also be using that limited time to check up on mutuals first then favorite blogs, then MAYBE my general dash

but it's time to move on.

I'm pretty active on pillowfort, been posting a lot more personal stuff than I actually used to, less rambling thoughts and more photos of hobbies and art and such. if you wanna know what it's like over there just shoot me a message or even ask for an invite key. it's definitely different than tumblr in a way that not everyone is going to like, but at least over there I don't have to worry about my shit getting censored or deleted. idk man, I say just give it a chance -- what have you got to lose?

#personal shit #wow this place sucks more and more every day #definitely already missing it but I'm so done I'm so tired #pillowfort

doctorwhogifs

moonfallplays-deactivated202501

#how long have we been holding on to this one?

mishalak-deactivated20200713

I held onto this for six whole months. It was soooo hard waiting.

recent incidents and reflections have really made me want to return here... I even had a dream last night about scrolling through tumblr on my phone...

I just miss feeling like I could say anything on my mind, even if it was "controversial" without being worried about repercussions -- does that sound terrible? I don't even know anymore! and I love that if I posted about being distressed it felt normal and for no one to say anything. it gave me the freedom to express how I feel without people getting up in my business about it.

I miss having -- what is it -- parasocial relationships? in which we could all kind of know of each other's existence without getting into really serious potentially irl involvement with one another.

somehow, I could talk into the "void" without feeling isolated.

but these days I'm trying really hard to "live by my ideals" and the couple times I've peaked at tumblr I've found it's become less and less what I liked about it and increasingly what I don't like about other social media... and who knows! maybe the things I have to say will put me at equal risk of losing the few mutuals I care about.

I'm exhausted and I want it all to go away

(anyway, if tumblr EVER allows porn again I will return IMMEDIATELY)

#personal shit

valdevia

I've been tracking this thing for years now… First saw it two years ago. I set up a trail cam outside to keep track of some loose boars. Since then, my life has been a nightmare. Whatever this "thing" is keeps trying to get into my house, every damn year. Can anyone help me?

valdevia

Every year, I hear weird noises coming from my chimney. It sounds like the crunching of bones.

I thought it was migratory birds at first, so last year I set up a sound-activated camera looking up the chimney to capture the source. It took this photo. Should I call the police?

unclefather

this made me cry

terumimi-your-foxy-fren

Regarding my last post on the subject:

ok at this point I'm mildly curious so i wanna ask

What is/was your school's mascot

Bulldog

Big Cat (Lion, Tiger, Cheetah, Cougar, etc)

Eagle/Hawk/cool large bird

Bear

Bull

Wolf

Horse (apparently popular in the south?)

Some dude

Not one of these (I'm so jealous) (put it in the comments/tags)

Multiple/cant remember/just wanna see results

Voting ended onAug 29, 2023

#going with college because it was the coolest and it was a griffon #get on our level lol #highschool was eagle 🙄 junior high was a “charger” ie a fucking JOUSTER like a grown ass man in armor on a horse????

weedclown69

we have got to take monster energy anyway from the hands of trans people

effemimaniac

“we have got to take the halos away from the heads of angels” <- how you sound right now

lachryphage

at first I thought this was about the drink and I was like "fuck you"

now that I understand what it's saying I am still like "fuck you"

#java monsters do give me halos tho

retroscifiart

Art by Adam Burke aka nightjarillustration

#inspiration

bananonbinary

here's your fucking feedback @staff

list of problems the removal of icons causes:

i cant see my friends

ruins the sense of community

can't tell at a glance who's online right now and what they're interested in

literally cannot tell without scrolling back up who put a post on my dash if it has a single addition attached to it. or like. 2 paragraphs in the op.

i cant click my own icon at the top of the dash to quickly view my own blog

can't tell who someone used to be if they change their username

squashes the margins between the menu and posts, making the whole dash feel more cramped

ruins the quick visual cue of how long each post is and where it ends when you're trying to scroll past ones youve seen before

people put a lot of creativity and individuality into icons, and now i never see them

makes people who primarily reblog instead of make their own posts all but completely disappear

list of problems solved by removing icons:

?????

who the fuck was asking for this

ive never in my life seen a website or app that has profile pics forcibly HIDE them, so i guess you did it you made the dash unique again in the worst way

here's some more feedback: maybe when you run an a/b test you should, idk, actually have a feedback form people can fill out about it somewhere

cleolinda

Can someone explain why anyone would even WANT to take icons away? What the motive even is here?

marypsue

Wild speculation here, but making it harder to tell at a glance who put what on your dash would sure make it easier to sneakily slip promoed posts or advertising in there without people immediately being able to tell that they're advertising.

#oh so it's getting worse over here huh

decompose1

see i think what people get caught up in is going "oh this and that are fetish art......hey did you know x thing is a fetish...pretty crazy right.....this piece of art is actually a fetish for the artist........" and like. see the problem is thinking that devalues the art. i don't think something being a fetish or sexual in nature or whatever actually detracts from any meaning or emotional weight something could have. i don't think "horny" is a worthless or meaningless emotion and i don't see why exploring it in art is any different from "sadness" or "happiness" or "anger". does that make sense? im just sayin we should examine why we view sexuality as inherently detracting/meaning less in art than other things

decompose1

this blew up so lightning round:

"as long as they're not posting it publicly"/"well its not always horny dont assume its horny": you're missing the point, this is a post about how horny is an emotion of equal artistic value to any other and if people want to post their fetish art i think that's fine

"i was raised christian/came from a christian background and this was a hard thing i had to learn but so important"/"the idea of sexual feelings being less worthy of showing is christian": i'm proud of you you're doing great. also that's true

"it's more interesting actually"/"fetish art ends up being better bc people put a lot more focus into their work when they're obsessed with it": you're right

"stop it with the horny jail thing": you're also right

phantastische-illustrationen

Dream Canyon (James Gurney)

lycomorpha

Good morning 🦋

I got up at 6am to do the moth trap and have all my flappy friends released and safely hidden under leaves or logs when the rain arrived.

& Friends, it was worth it. Behold the antennas on this male spongey moth. BEHOLD THEM!!

May your weekend be as fantastic as this moth's antennas.

This moth is considered a pest reportable to forestry services in some countries/regions. Luckily it's not a problem in my area, and this majestic floof flew on about its day.

#moth