I have been on Tumblr now since before my last journal post, however long ago that was. After being on Tumblr for that long, I have come to realize how much dA does not live up to Tumblr standards. At all. So this journal is just be ranting. You have been warned.

I always loved dA and the community and whatever and felt that even though it was starting to have some problems, I was supportive and wanted to stay. I became a Beta Tester to actually give my input on problems and had mom buy me a two year premium membership. I made a few internet friends, got involved in a few community things and was even the 'founder' a lot of clubs.

I was a little nervous about getting on Tumblr, since I had tried it before and couldn't figure out how to use it, and quickly retreated to dA, thinking that it was easier to navigate. Only before school ended did I think to try Tumblr again. I figured out about the tags on there and started following people.

Now I'm following over 100 people and drool over everything that shows up on my dash.

The thing with dA, is that someone may have really good art, but just like any person, their interests may change. So you've watched this person and then you come to see that their interests have changed into something you're not really interested in. But that's okay, because you still have a lot of other people that you're watching so you just click out of their deviations stack, because you don't want to hurt their feelings by unwatching them.

But what if everyone's stuff was like that? I'm watching over 500 people and there are only 2 people that I've stopped for in clicking out of deviation stacks.

I left for all this time and came back to over 10,000 messages. If I had been watching only the two people whose art I actually cared for, I would probably have had around 50-70 messages. Not thousands.

Plus, the art on Tumblr. On dA, it's about growing to be a better artist or something like that. On Tumblr, they're already there. You see amazing and funny and beautiful art every time you scroll. Your blog can be filled with your own art, or it can be filled with whatever the hell you want. Audio posts, videos, whatever. Also, the fandoms you're a part of are more cozy and tight nit and more of a family than on dA. And I don't know about anyone else with a Tumblr, but the drama on there seems to be so much lower than on dA. It's just ridiculous.

But yeah. I wish I could give back my premium membership so that I could get my money back. I just don't see it being worth it, and I'd rather have that money for other things.