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Ah, that makes sense. I was seeing it from the point of view that reblogs are seen as just that. A method of sharing, not a method of laying claim. Its a way of saying "Look at this thing, and heres the source" thats pretty simple to do.

To me, "Content" implies stuff you uploaded directly, being the source yourself.

I can see the confusion now.

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To me, "Content" implies stuff you uploaded directly, being the source yourself.

You'll sometimes see someone tag a picture post, if they tag it at all, if it's something the blogger actually created themselves with #oc for "original content" or they'll just tell you as much in the caption. Not always, but sometimes.

I'm not on tumblr for the porn (I read it for the articles, I swear), but a lot of the mechanisms and meta-memes of how people use the platform are pretty consistent across subgroups.

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