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A collection of tweets generously prepared and shared by Julia Evans for her Twitter memes challenge. While looking through them, I was struck by just how vacuous they are, yet in the context of Twitter's pages and apps, they seem to form the illusion of something more. Okay, not a lot more, but enough to keep us tap-tap tapping.

So, here is a random selection in all their inane glory. They have been partially sanitised, but there are still some words and ideas that could offend, so it's probably safer to say:

Warning - may contain strong language!

An unrelated collection of tweets - around 500 million of these are sent each day.

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Trang Spadea
I am not afraid..I was born to do this.
Garrett Pfleuger
I am unique. I am special. I am me.
Casey Inferrera
I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.
Madison Deprey
You can let your smile change people, but don’t let people change your smile
Annamaria Weiden
When I’m good I’m best, when I’m bad I’m worst.
Deneen Sarwar
Dip me in chocolate and call me dessert.
Loreta Carco
WARNING: I have an attitude and I know how to use it!
Antoine Deocampo
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Claudie Sczbecki
Even when I change my mind, it still doesn’t work any better.
Rachell Baylock
I believe in romance. I have a fierce to love and be loved.
Gene Maletta
The best of me is yet to come.
Jefferey Hartleben
Pay attention to your inner voice. Don’t override that voice – it’s who you really are.
Zoraida Surano
I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I think I’ll make some more!
Windy Kopczyk
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. -Albert Einstein
Vernell Occhino
We are all authors of our life. Unfortunately, we write them in pen so we can’t erase our mistakes.
Bell Daquilante
I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.
Catalina Yerry
Running away from your problems is a race you’ll never win.
Wayne Hanthorn
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Dollie Rullo
I’m not weird, I’m just cooler than you.
Alberto Kombe
I’m a direct descendant from awesomeness.

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Some links and thoughts to fill this otherwise empty space.

textfiles.com: the dark ages, long before the TwitBooks. indieweb: a sort of D-Flip-Flop of HN. ledgerofharms: bunch of killjoys telling us how bad the web is. betterinternet: the cheery ages. kids@google: to be fair, Rumpelstiltskin & the Pied Piper were probably worse. Fear Of Missing Out: one reason to be hooked.

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