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.
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
I choose to be happy..Be happy always..
I’m tired with this day, I need a new one.
This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it.
I’m not perfect, I make mistakes, I hurt people. But when I say sorry, I really mean it.
God is really creative, I mean… just look at me.
What others think of me is none of my business.
I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.
Who I am? That’s a secret.
I have not failed..my success just postponed for some time.
I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.
If you can dream it you can do it. -Walt Disney
I’m actually not funny, I’m just mean and people think I’m joking.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. -Dalai Lama
You can let your smile change people, but don’t let people change your smile
The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence.
I think it’s time to be happy again.
I’m not weird, I’m just cooler than you.
Don’t look for miracles. YOU yourself are the miracle. -Henry Miller
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.Search, browse, read, and share.
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