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minus-squareBeamBrain [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoWhat’s with the water overlay?
minus-squareFlorn [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoIt’s used to indicate that the person sharing the post disapproves of it
minus-squareLisaTrevor [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoI think it might also be to make it clear it’s a screenshot and not a reblog or something idk tumblr culture has always been kinda inscrutable to me
minus-squareHorse {they/them}@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoyou drown posts you don’t like tumblr pvp is fun
minus-squaredead [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoI think it’s more likely used to prevent reverse-image-search or break repost detection.
minus-squarePolitically_Normal_Work_Account [hy/hym]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoits very easy for a screenshot of a tumblr post to blend in with the rest of post and appear as if the screenshot is your own opinion. we drown posts to make it clear that it is not written by the author of the main post (and that its bullshit)
What’s with the water overlay?
It’s used to indicate that the person sharing the post disapproves of it
I think it might also be to make it clear it’s a screenshot and not a reblog or something idk tumblr culture has always been kinda inscrutable to me
you drown posts you don’t like
tumblr pvp is fun
I think it’s more likely used to prevent reverse-image-search or break repost detection.
its very easy for a screenshot of a tumblr post to blend in with the rest of post and appear as if the screenshot is your own opinion. we drown posts to make it clear that it is not written by the author of the main post (and that its bullshit)