why do ppl try to greentext on tumblr
it’s just become ingrained in social media in recent years
people do it on facebook, people do it on youtube, people do it on twitter, etc
it’s less about the text being green now, it’s used everywhere online because people just seem to be so used to it to get points across
The specific manner in which greentext stories were related has pretty much solidified “>” as being associated with a particular form of syntax. It’s like how typing without punctuation or capitalization now carries an implicit mood or meaning.
>is a tumblr blogger
>sees someone complaining about use of greentext
>sees someone else point out why the style of greentext affexcts the tone and emotion of a post
>“nice”