In the folklore discussion class, I have gathered a proverb from my classmate: “A picture is worth a thousand of words”. When asked where the subject heard the proverb, they answered that most likely they read it on Tumblr. The teammate said that they liked the proverb because in their opinion pictures are a “cool medium mixed with film and music” and that it makes them a powerful storytelling method. It is important to note, that the subject is a music major with a minor in cinema and has experience and passion towards the visuals. The subject identified the context of the proverb as taking pictures of the loved ones and friends. Their definition of a picture is capturing a memory.

It is interesting how the subject got familiar with the proverb and that is from social media. Social media very often creates the folklore – such as memes, popular sayings, and most recently “brainrot vocabulary”. In this case, Tumblr acts as modern folklore hub, where users not only encounter proverbs but also shape their meanings through personal and cultural lenses. The subject’s engagement with the proverb through digital space exemplifies how folklore continues to timelessly evolve in the digital age.

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