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And that's why, in the future, young children will transition to saying "like and subscribe" instead of our culture's antiquated "goodbye" or the more recently obscured "farewell".Thanks for coming to my TED talk. Parting is such sweet sorrow.Send tweet.
When I grow up, I wanna be a YouTuber."Four out of 10 Millennials say that their favorite YouTubers understand them better than family and friends."https://t.co/141puKu4bxTuber? Is that like a funny looking potato?Boil'em, mash'em, big brother is watching you.
It's amazing how many people are in the comments effectively complaining that Ninja's move to mixxxer is destroying the ecosystem and he's being selfish.Why don't they... Think of the children?https://t.co/ddkUKZuyci
I hear I'm supposed to use "ingroup memes" to "gain your trust" so that I can manipulate you into giving me internet points.Are you sure about that, ceiling cat?https://t.co/Wwmadk0YEp
Obfuscation of semi-relatable memes via mutation and veil'd overtures.Hivemind get.https://t.co/TD0UHzHKRr
What is the plural of Yeet?I have no idea, but SunnyD also can predict the future.https://t.co/cMDv1dF5z6
*taps hoof of this Applejack*Holy rusted metal batman, how can this pony hold so many limes alluding to social media giving us enough rope to just barely teeter on brink of decay of our culture by way of orphaned idioms?Edging ever closer, but just the tip of an iceberg. https://t.co/YzYNRRMsaY
Inuendo rhymes with "in the end, tho"Stuffing my rhymes with globs of delicious brand filling. https://t.co/qnc3bdeT4T
Wow, this blew up.I don't have a soundcloud, so here's another thread talking about the destruction of society by way of consumerism eating all the things, where I link to a song about drinking starbucks as we watch the world burn.https://t.co/qGaAqPhyPm
When I grow up, I want to contribute to perpetuating the ongoing erosion of our social networks as various platforms leverage brand appeal to trick us into taking a cut of patronage just to see our favorite brands perform at digital venues.https://t.co/HxIHKEeou1
Bruh.https://t.co/gdiRYTL54Uhttps://t.co/Kkv35y5zPX
Look at me, Twitter is censoring my speech. My fabricated personality I use to sell you on my multimedia property and entrench a brand in our collective consciousness is going to be banned for it's "conservative" viewpoints. I'm part of you fam!https://t.co/VqtHbTsNtG
I can't talk about things I want to talk about because twitter wants to use my content to boost engagement by sharing it out to people who don't follow me.Like and subscribe if you see this tweet because one of your friends follow me. https://t.co/HcpLoFgFyG
Insert popular bidoof meme.https://t.co/8CRrynAu9g
Beating around the bush, vs mowing the lawn.Does the carpet match the drapes?What kinda drugs are you on?https://t.co/I9FfXZt927
The right word in the wrong place can make all the difference to some struggling.https://t.co/sfcC9GlTlu
The right meme? Being banned for talking to someone who's in a bad place because twitter thinks talking about SUICIDE is unhealthy conversation.I'd like to die on this hill. https://t.co/dbSyTrseNl
Is it ok to talk about "suicide" if I quote it?https://t.co/by0XsAa8vj
Mr. Self Destruct.https://t.co/g2SMBgcPEmMr. ＤＩＳＴＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＴＨＥ ＣＯＮＶＥＲＳＡＴＩＯＮ．https://t.co/JCejbxKcbM
Society is bulking and cutting themselves off from each other, bottling up our pain, and we're not allowed to talk about it in public.Why are you so ＵＮＨＥＡＬＴＨＹ?I wish I could heal you. I'm sick too.https://t.co/v7f5712qF6
2 year olds being trained in the fine art of youtube'ing.https://t.co/Ni04xjrvLw
"the citizen is creation of print, the public is a creation of p[rint]. There was no public in the middle ages, you don't have a public unless you have books, or their derivatives..."https://t.co/CLAfM6x32Phttps://t.co/Fulh8V1Xmu
@nmgrm Wandering scholar... Shitposting in the gloss. inventing an idea someone else already had."Most medievalists probably don’t realize that twitter, as a multimedia communication platform, functions like the space of marginalia in medieval manuscripts."https://t.co/s12Sbckq6T
"When I was younger, everyone wanted to become a famous sports star. Now, everyone wants to become an influencer."https://t.co/5sRvD0Vuek
So many frenemies lost to the blackhole.https://t.co/fey2D2hZ4W
Influencer school.https://t.co/gNgj5WI6Vghttps://t.co/MrE7stjiru
"People also want to feel like they’re close to their audience ... There is more social interaction [than a medium like television], and I think creators want to have that, otherwise they would not do YouTube. They would do something else."https://t.co/mNgDOkNsmO
"He who fights with platforms should look to it that he himself does not become a platform… when you gaze long into the influencer's ball, the the influencer's ball also gazes into you"— xX_Nietzsche_Xxhttps://t.co/kmJcv1mmyJ
I can't talk about things I want to talk about because twitter wants to use my content to boost engagement by sharing it out to people who don't follow me.Like and subscribe if you see this tweet because one of your friends follow me. https://t.co/HcpLoFgFyG
Key was a meta-commentary about the rise of the teen idol and the desire of children everywhere to become one.https://t.co/BRvaWXMUeJ
Fun fact:"Key The metal Idol" came out a number of years before Serial Experiments Lain and is even less well known as an influence in this space.You can see in intro sequences a reference to clockwork mechanisms. That seems a shared influence to GITS2https://t.co/IT7AeY57YP
"Pop idols are expected to be "pure" and not have social lives (all the better for fans to fantasize about being with them). The entertainment industry is a machine, a factory just as efficient at creating a new product as is Ajo's robot conglomerate. "https://t.co/h2vWxwHisf
"The thing is, Bree wasn’t real. Lonelygirl15 actually had a small team of writers. Bree and her best friend Daniel were played by actors."https://t.co/ZpkGb9yRB3https://t.co/1fZd5npZHb
Taboo words. In my mentions?"Safety Mode is a feature that temporarily blocks accounts for seven days for using potentially harmful language — such as insults or hateful remarks — or sending repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions."https://t.co/Qk4IOTQAeB