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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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Lacie Opie
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Cherryl Hogsett
I choose to be happy..Be happy always..
Cory Stagman
I’m tired with this day, I need a new one.
Lorri Wrede
This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it.
Tashina Shenkel
I’m not perfect, I make mistakes, I hurt people. But when I say sorry, I really mean it.
Margery Karow
God is really creative, I mean… just look at me.
Pamela Leonello
What others think of me is none of my business.
Estell Keep
I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.
Silva Likins
Who I am? That’s a secret.
Laronda Aniol
I have not failed..my success just postponed for some time.
Everett Mazzei
I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.
Norman Pruett
If you can dream it you can do it. -Walt Disney
Annalee Monroig
I’m actually not funny, I’m just mean and people think I’m joking.
Benjamin Liberman
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. -Dalai Lama
Geraldo Vansicklin
You can let your smile change people, but don’t let people change your smile
Reagan Abelardo
The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence.
Marisela Wissmann
I think it’s time to be happy again.
Shanel Reposa
I’m not weird, I’m just cooler than you.
Jessica Tola
Don’t look for miracles. YOU yourself are the miracle. -Henry Miller
Misti Kebede
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

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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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