@Blondesjon Sign of the times, sign of the times. Our youth was raised in the iEverything era. Most of the people that are wanting follows don’t even publish their own works. The attraction of Tumblr is that a user Reblogs images, videos, .gifs of their moods or feeling. It’s a place where just about anyone can give off vibes of who they are through these representations. Allow me to elaborate. A good friend of mine got sucked into Tumblr when it first came out. He started Tumbling anything and everything that had to do with “Modern Business Man Fashion.” My buddy didn’t own a single suit or tie. It was all a guise to put forth. I think the iEverything generation could possibly suffer from mini identity crisis’s. Because the internet allows anyone to be anything. It’s escapism, but live!
I think the whole point of wanting us to follow them displays the struggle of our youth and shows that they want more and more and more and more of intangible recognition. Our youth gets high off of this being known on the internet sensation. I guess I’m finally old too at the age of 25 lol. But I can’t even relate to them. I understand if they are a band, or artist or something of that sort that want exposure. But these kids are just would be regular kids that go online and are extremely social with no aim or position but to please themselves with popularity.
I think one positive that comes out of this is that these kids seem to be inspiring each other and it does help artists or anyone putting out a certain product, etc. (If you get reblogged)