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.
Be yourself. There is no one better.
What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.
Giving up is always an option, but it’s never my choice.
Don’t make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion.
No one is perfect that’s why pencils have erasers.
Don’t live life in the past lane. – Samantha Ettus
There are two ways of spreading light to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.
Care less, smile more.
Behind every deleted facebook & whatsapp account there is an untold story in my life..
When life gets you down do you know what you’ve gotta do? Just Keep Swimming!
I’m not lazy, just relaxed because I am rebooting.
I’m not perfect but I am limited edition.
Have more than you show and speak less than you know.
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are.
I could be so skinny, If I didn’t have my taste buds.
I am In Love With Myself, With My Heart.
Follow your heart not your mind.
I choose to make the rest of my life, the best of my life. -Lucy Hay
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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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