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Is there a way to turn off my ability to "like" posts? Or can I petition New Xkit to make one or something? I mean. I can't imagine Tumblr itself turning off the ability ever, or it going well if they did (especially since a lot of people apparently use it as a sort of "storage" or marking ability), but I just.
I keep seeing posts that tell me that "liking" is effectively useless, with the implied (or sometimes even stated) "and you should feel bad for doing it, especially if you don't also reblog". And I would like to stop feeling frustrated and put-down by those posts. The problem is, as long as "liking" is an option for me, I'm not going to stop doing it! I'm going to see the "like" button and want to communicate to OP or the person who put the post on my dash that I liked that post, or what they had to say about it.
Tumblr turning off the "like" feature seems like a non-starter, as stated above. And getting people to stop making those posts is a losing battle if I ever saw one. If I can turn off the ability to "like" posts from my end, I will at least be able to ignore those posts, on the basis that they no longer apply to me. I wouldn't "like" instead of reblogging, because I wouldn't be able to "like" posts at all!
It's not completely ruining my enjoyment of Tumblryet, but the guilt trips certainly aren't making it more fun.
Edit: Taking some advice and unfollowing the person I see most of that from. This should have the added benefit of halving the number of new posts I see on my dash after work or when I get up on days off, allowing me more free brain time! I'll definitely miss some of their posts and reblogs, but not enough to put up with both regular "not-reblogging" shaming and the sheer volume of material on my dash.
I keep seeing posts that tell me that "liking" is effectively useless, with the implied (or sometimes even stated) "and you should feel bad for doing it, especially if you don't also reblog". And I would like to stop feeling frustrated and put-down by those posts. The problem is, as long as "liking" is an option for me, I'm not going to stop doing it! I'm going to see the "like" button and want to communicate to OP or the person who put the post on my dash that I liked that post, or what they had to say about it.
Tumblr turning off the "like" feature seems like a non-starter, as stated above. And getting people to stop making those posts is a losing battle if I ever saw one. If I can turn off the ability to "like" posts from my end, I will at least be able to ignore those posts, on the basis that they no longer apply to me. I wouldn't "like" instead of reblogging, because I wouldn't be able to "like" posts at all!
It's not completely ruining my enjoyment of Tumblr
Edit: Taking some advice and unfollowing the person I see most of that from. This should have the added benefit of halving the number of new posts I see on my dash after work or when I get up on days off, allowing me more free brain time! I'll definitely miss some of their posts and reblogs, but not enough to put up with both regular "not-reblogging" shaming and the sheer volume of material on my dash.
