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Ironically, the entire article could've been a tweet:

> Although, to keep things in perspective, Tumblr is still much, much smaller than Twitter.

Imagine thinking Tumblr is still relevant, especially when Gas (not to mention TikTok) is absolutely crushing it with teens. Totally disconnected from reality.

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Tumblr is still relevant with niche corners of the internet, even if you're unaware. TikTok is for passing the time, Tumblr is for posting, and Discord is where everything gets reshared. Cool cool

> Tumblr is still relevant with niche corners of the internet, even if you're unaware.

Just like Digg and MySpace, I'm sure.

They still release new music on vinyl. Sometimes people stick to the medium they're comfortable with.

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Ooh. I hadn't heard of Gas -- which means there's a chance that the kidz are still using it. In general by the time I've heard of it, it's over.

Given a cursory look, it doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would have broad or lasting appeal. But it doesn't need to appeal to me. Arguably, it's better if I don't understand it.

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