#with avatars/signatures/little adoptables/splash-preloader graphics all over your edited profile page was all the rage

[vimbry]

really fighting and clawing my own brain trying to not complain but ohh my gosh some of the replies on that post. people are actually moaning about it being too much work/all themes are ugly/people have ones I don’t like. and it’s weird because nobody’s Making them do it, it’s just a guide for if you’d like to! tumblr will even let you open somebody’s blog in dashboard view with a standardised layout if a theme is visually unpleasant/unreadable to you.

accessibility points aside, because considering screenreader capability/ colour schemes for migraine sufferers/other medical allowances are still important factors in presenting your page, I think this does show a significant shift in what people want out of their online experience. while it ultimately comes down to individual preference, and keeping a default theme is just as good a choice, at no point would the majority of users through web 1.0 - 2.0 go “I really wish I could customise my space Less”