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!
You have 20 friends.
I’m tired with this day, I need a new one.
Be yourself; because an original is worth more than a copy.
I wish I could donate my body fat to those in need.
My life..My rules..My attitude..My mistakes..who the hell are you to judge me?
Enjoy the little things in life. For one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.
Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.
I choose to make the rest of my life, the best of my life. -Lucy Hay
Life is too short. Don’t waste it reading my Facebook profile.
My life my rules love me or reject me, I don’t care.
Be good and shall always see good in everything and everyone and even in yourself.
The best of me is yet to come.
It’s not your job to like me. It’s mine.
I’m always trying hard to improve my selfies.
I don’t like to follow, I like being followed.
Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.
Live life, Laugh Loud, Love forever.
When they say the sky’s the limit to me that’s really true – MICHAEL JACKSON.
I don’t have an attitude, I’m just really good!
Care less, smile more.
When life gets you down do you know what you’ve gotta do? Just Keep Swimming!
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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.Search, browse, read, and share.
If you find yourself responding to something on Social Media, then pause, ask yourself "who am I talking to?". Then close the window and do something else.
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