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 am not afraid..I was born to do this.
I am unique. I am special. I am me.
I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.
You can let your smile change people, but don’t let people change your smile
When I’m good I’m best, when I’m bad I’m worst.
Dip me in chocolate and call me dessert.
WARNING: I have an attitude and I know how to use it!
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Even when I change my mind, it still doesn’t work any better.
I believe in romance. I have a fierce to love and be loved.
The best of me is yet to come.
Pay attention to your inner voice. Don’t override that voice – it’s who you really are.
I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I think I’ll make some more!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. -Albert Einstein
We are all authors of our life. Unfortunately, we write them in pen so we can’t erase our mistakes.
I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.
Running away from your problems is a race you’ll never win.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
I’m not weird, I’m just cooler than you.
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.Search, browse, read, and share.
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