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James Lileks’ Definition of Twitter
I was getting caught up on the National Review over lunch, when I read this gem from @jameslileks‘ “Athwart” column (taken slightly out of context):
“Twitter—which is basically a hornet’s nest that flies around looking for sticks to run into”
I don’t know if he thought of it himself (I bet he did), but it’s the best description I’ve run across . . .
Published in Politics
Very good
I think this will be promoted to the Main Feed Stad. Maybe even be James Lileks’ Post of the Week! (Wink.)
This makes me wax nostalgic for President Donald Trump.
Always a bit jarring to be reminded of things I have no recollection of having written. ;)
I can rip out the articles I don’t care to read and still find many gems in NR, Lileks and Long alone are worth a subscription. He hit it out of the park with that one. I am still catching up on back issues and hadn’t seen that
Twitter is a form of group therapy to help people recover from sanity, constructive exchanges, and mutual respect. It is an ongoing meeting of A$$holes Unanimous.
That just shows how deeply ingrained is your way with words. If I were a serious writer I would be jealous; as a retired editor, I wish I could have worked with you at some point.
I started writing a new book today. Can’t remember what I wrote either. I blame alcohol and old age . . .
Definitely not Post of Week. It’s too short, and someone else wrote the good part of it!
With apologies, Mr. @jameslileks I beat you to the punch last July:
We used to discuss this very phenomenon back in the old CompuServe days, when computers were steam powered. Are you old enough to remember Disney’s Goofy cartoon about road rage, involving Mr. Walker turning into Mr. Wheeler? The Jekyll/Hyde thing seems to be a human trait that coalesces around a popular medium, like cars, computer networks, and anonymous letters to the editor.
Ahhh, but James’ version includes the idea that the hive is actively looking to be provoked . . .