Tumblr died a slow and painful death. Here's how TikTok can avoid the same fate.

The teens are on TikTok these days, but back in my day, Tumblr was the place to be. 

Does this make me sound ancient? Well, jokes on you, because I’m actually Gen Z, but old enough to remember life before TikTok. And in those days, if you had an angsty text post, an artsy photo edit, or a sexy GIF of your favorite fictional character headcanon, you posted it on Tumblr.

These days, you can still find almost all of these same trends on TikTok: 17-year-olds posting their personal drama with #messytok, artists capturing their creative processes and final results, and Draco Malfoy thirst trap edits that make me slightly uncomfortable. If you search for the older Gen Z cuspers or millennials on TikTok, you might even see specific references to Tumblr inside jokes.  Read more...