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.
My life..My rules..My attitude..My mistakes..who the hell are you to judge me?
The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence.
Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.
Be yourself; because an original is worth more than a copy.
I can’t help but notice that ‘awesome’ ends in ‘me.’
Keep smiling..one day life will get tired of upsetting you.
I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.
I’m not lazy, I’m just on my energy saving mode.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Don’t judge me, you don’t know my story.
I don’t have an attitude, I’m just really good!
I am just a girl looking for my heart.
Behind every deleted facebook & whatsapp account there is an untold story in my life..
I wish I could donate my body fat to those in need.
It’s not your job to like me. It’s mine.
I hate studying for exams, is there any facebook application for that?
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
I am unique. I am special. I am me.
I wouldn’t describe myself as a master of anything.
Don’t follow me because I don’t even know where I’m going.
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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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