From Mr. Automattic himself: https://www.tumblr.com/photomatt/733544011556618240/theres-obviously-a-lot-of-talk-about-tumblr-being https://www.tumblr.com/photom

From Mr. Automattic himself: https://www.tumblr.com/photomatt/733544011556618240/theres-obviously-a-lot-of-talk-about-tumblr-being https://www.tumblr.com/photomatt/733544011556618240/theres-o... Key part: >> "I'm advocating for this change because I think it has a good chance at success. I don't do anything hoping to fail. There are lots of examples of products with hundreds of millions more MAUs and smaller teams than Tumblr currently has, and there are amazing examples like OpenAI and Telegram running circles around much bigger players with small teams. That's what we hope to replicate." So it sounds like he hasn't given up on Tumblr.