December 2009
17 posts
4 tags
Broken record...but I can't stop reading →
And especially this: http://www.zeldman.com/2009/12/06/the-stars-look-down/#comment-50635
Rant With An Ambiguous Title
I am proposing to everyone a very specific situation or person or characteristic that I hate. The object of my rant is something I feel strongly about. I will now explain how I came to these conclusions, usually with a story, or an event, and how it effected me. The story is partly true, so I will embellish it for purposes of relating to most of you. I will sometimes use formatting to break up the...
Having said that...
My goal was always to build relationships, i.e. have an equal number of followers as I follow. I got caught in the star game. I thought @ replies and DMs were too “spammy”. I see that was probably why I haven’t reached my goal. I vow that when I start tweeting again, it will be a more active endeavor. I will continue to star out of habit, but people may start seeing more replies...
I thought the star talk had subsided, but I guess...
I’m not boycotting Twitter or anything, but I do want to let the whole star thing from people I follow peeter out until I start tweeting again. In the meantime, just a few thoughts.
I think there are several goals people set when it comes to favrd and stars.
Have tons of followers
Be on the leaderboard
Be followed by popular favrd people
Make friends
Find new funny people
Refresh your...
Perspective
From the outside looking in: “Who gives a fuck?”
From the inside looking out: “Fuck you!”
From the inside looking in: “Fuckers! Amirite?”
From the outside looking out: “Holy fuck! There’s fucking trees outside my window!”
