Always hated the way the site was formatted anyways. At least it'll give me an excuse to go to other platforms for that now. Instagram will probably become the new hub for some of these people.
Alas, IG cracks down even harder on the NSFW stuff, but Twitter is definitely looking appealing for some of the artists, at least.
What amuses me is how many other platforms, from Newgrounds to friggin Pornhub, immediately welcomed any content creator and reminded that on their turf all was fine and ready for usage.
Sort of, at least. NG is definitely good for the art communities, but Pornhub is sketchy as hell and has a nasty reputation of profiting off of stolen material, so a lot of folks are iffy about that. Plus, in the end, no matter what platform we move to, Tumblr was more than just "a place for porn .gifs". Like yes, the porn is there, but it was also a place where you could be more than just horny. Thoughtful discussions between kink communities standing shoulder-to-shoulder, sharing in the space and learning from each other, maybe also occasionally sharing cute things. A weird place where we could express all of ourselves, from the kinky to the clean.
I never used Tumblr for my adult content needs. Was it a nice place to find such things? Sure, but there are other places. I mainly use it for aesthetics and the like. And trust me, Tumblr isn't going to die simply because it won't be a hub for porno-related things. But I do understand how people might think that.
Tumblr had been a sort of home base for me in staying connected to the hypnokink community, and it was an excellent place for it on acct. of some of the bits I had mentioned above. And I'm sure the site will still chug along for a bit - That's what Verizon wanted out of this move, at least, but it can't be a home for those communities I love anymore. Even if the site lasts, it can never be home again, not after they've made a dirty diaspora out of us like this, and that feels like a sort of death to me.
EDIT: Found this really good article on Medium that sums up my feelings pretty well:
Porn on Tumblr - a eulogy / love letter