Today’s Gen Z has TikTok, the streaming platform championing short-form videos and content. Back in the day, millennials—along with our collective angst—had #Tumblr, the nostalgic microblogging website where everybody had a place at the table. 👩🏻‍💻 As a key player in the digital ecosystem, @tumblr allowed creatives to effortlessly discover—and hone—our crafts, regardless of an audience. The best part is, it could be anything we wanted it to be: an online diary, a means to network (without leaving home), an anonymous messaging tool (remember Formspring?) and, for many, a lifeline. No one was posting for clout, and our number of likes and followers were not considered social currency—we simply did it for ourselves. Nowadays, we’re undoubtedly bombarded with easy information and marketing (albeit watered down). We long for a time when we simply had the time and space to be; we weren’t rushing to “create content” for engagement, and we weren’t competing with other creators. Kids these days will never know Tumblr, but thankfully, these all-around Filipino creatives do. ✨ “The thing that I really liked about Tumblr back then was that I felt like I [could] explore a dimension of myself that I couldn't outside of the platform. Because most people there were creative in a way, everyone was supportive of each other. I felt very free to experiment and mess up and express myself through my work. I don't think there is a platform that exists today that has successfully replicated that kind of environment for young creatives.”— @thedoubleduke, Founder & Editor of @mediacommoner 🤳🏻 More on @wondermagph 🔗 Art by @asap.piso 🦋