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.
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Beauty only gets ATTENTION, personality captures the HEART.
You can’t handle me even if I came with instructions.
I’m nobody, nobody is perfect, and therefore I’m perfect.
I am just a girl looking for my heart.
You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.
I don’t care what you think about me. I NEVER THINK ABOUT YOU.
My style is unique, please don’t copy it!
I’m not lazy, just relaxed because I am rebooting.
Be good and shall always see good in everything and everyone and even in yourself.
There are two ways of spreading light to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
I am who I am your approval isn’t needed.
I’m not perfect but I am limited edition.
Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.
There is great beauty in being yourself.
I’m a girl..Don’t touch my hair, face, phone, or boyfriend.
God is really creative, I mean… just look at me.
Be a sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it.
Surround yourself with makeup, not negativity.
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
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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.
If you find yourself responding to something on Social Media, then pause, ask yourself "who am I talking to?". Then close the window and do something else.
If you would like an email @twitbook.uk, just ask. Usual rules, no spam etc. There is no guaranteed service, so do not use for anything remotely important.