i used to search up specific hashtags and liked them, followed a bunch of users who seemed cool and tumblr took care of the rest honestly
1. follow hashtags you like
2. identify the blogs that appear often in your hashtags, and look through those blogs. see if you like the things they post in general. if yes, follow them
3. continue doing step 2
4. tumblr feed is personalised
liking things doesn't personalise your feed because tumblr doesn't use an algorithm like other social media. the only way to curate your feed is by following hashtags or blogs.
also tumblr screenshots on pinterest are peer-reviewed i.e., someone liked a tumblr post so much they uploaded it to pinterest. so generally you're more likely to find good content on those pinterest screenshots, because the bad ones were filtered out. to replicate receiving good content on tumblr itself, try following the more popular blogs, since they reblog the more interesting posts and you can tailor your feed from there
idk why but it feels so humiliating asking..how do i personalise my tumbrl feed? like do i just like stuff until it recognises what i like cuz i feel like ive had ir forever but the tumbrl screenshots on pinterest are better suited to me somehow. thought someone might be able to help me on mangago since its a similiar community.