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.
When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.
God is really creative, I mean… just look at me.
The best of me is yet to come.
I think it’s time to be happy again.
What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.
I’m a girl..Don’t touch my hair, face, phone, or boyfriend.
You are who you are when nobody’s watching. -Stephen Fry
The biggest challenge in life is being yourself..In a world trying to make you like everyone else.
I was born intelligent, but education ruined me.
Die with memories, not dreams!
I’m tired with this day, I need a new one.
What others think of me is none of my business.
My daily routine: Get up, Be brilliant, Go back to bed, Repeat.
Sometimes people are beautiful not in looks, JUST in the way they are.
I’m not lazy, just relaxed because I am rebooting.
I’m nobody’s second option. Better you either CHOOSE me, or you lose me.
I am indeed a king, because I know how to rule myself.
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. -Lao Tzu
I don’t care what you think about me. I NEVER THINK ABOUT YOU.
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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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