For anyone wondering...
...although you probably weren’t, but this has been on my mind for ages.
I follow: Only people who tag. (Yes, a few folks have been grandfathered in since I instituted this policy.) I can only manage tumblr if I can filter my dash. If you make it impossible for me to filter, I can’t follow you. And when folks first start following me, if I go to their blog and scroll through the first dozen or so posts and I can’t figure out why on earth they followed me, since all they seem to post is anime, superheroes, video games, or something else that holds no interest for me, I don’t follow back. Just because I don’t follow you, it doesn’t mean I don’t like you and/or am not happy to hear from you. It probably just means you don’t tag. Feel free to @ me even if we aren’t mutuals.
I unfollow: Anyone who posts untagged nudity. Honestly, I miss the old, porny free-for-all that tumblr used to be, so I’m not a prude. But I need to decide whether or not it’s an appropriate moment for me to see NSFW content, because I literally check my tumblr at work when I’m on break. Sneak your female presenting nipples by the watchful eyes of tumblr staff and I will cheer. But only if you tag it #nsfw or #nudity. Don’t tag it, and I will automatically unfollow, even if it’s “artistic.” (Because it seems people think if it’s a black and white photograph, it’s somehow not a naked person.) Also, I unfollow folks who just aren’t working with what I want to see anymore, but this is rare.
ETA And in my old age as my phobias get worse, I’ve had to unfollow/not follow some folks because they regularly post something totally harmless, but that gives me anxiety. I realize this is a me problem, and I apologize.
Thank you for your time, which you probably wish you had back. Apologies for not finding a way to make this hilarious. Here. Have my favorite weird gif.
