i have accidentally blocked ppl on twitter -- i would just proceed as if i didn't know about the block. if someone has a major problem w you (unlikely) they are going to have to do more to excommunicate you from the community than block you (perhaps by accident) on a social media platform.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 9 August 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
twitter is so bad for my brain. esp since i mostly follow politics/journalism ppl. to do that every morning first thing and for most of the day compulsively is so unhealthy. at least when i used to click on this site compulsively it was in service of seeing what wise old souls thought about chart-neglected neil young albums or whatever. now it's just seeing the President and being poisoned by images of him and people talking about his shit. why. whyyyyyyy
― dell (del), Friday, 9 August 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
this is why i endorse deleting your account
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Friday, 9 August 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link
I've been clean since november
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Friday, 9 August 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
Embedded ILX tweets are all the Twitter I need.
― pomenitul, Friday, 9 August 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
but FOMO!! every day i wake up hoping the leader dies.
― dell (del), Friday, 9 August 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
you will not MO so need to maintain a FO it -- if he dies, you will hear the ringing of song from sea to shining sea
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 9 August 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
heh, one would hope
when i've been on vacation and did twitter fasts of sorts i know that I felt markedly mentally healthier. but then when i came back after a day or two the habit hit hard. it's bad!
― dell (del), Friday, 9 August 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
politics/journalism twitter is the worst twitter
― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 10 August 2019 00:12 (four years ago) link
I follow political twitter too, have considered just limiting my feed to film, music, fiction, science, food and local journalism
― Dan S, Saturday, 10 August 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
it does feel particularly toxic to read the infighting. it's like, everything sucks so hard right now for obv reasons but following ppl who follow that stuff and who are super-invested in it just gets super painful after a while. you can even see some of them self-censoring themselves or whatever. ashley feinberg, etc. man it makes me glad i didn't go to journalism school? i mean at this point i think everything in life, the world, is going to end seriously horrible and badly, but at least i won't have a byline.
― dell (del), Saturday, 10 August 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
i haven’t looked at twitter directly in almost four years. i have missed nothing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 10 August 2019 03:52 (four years ago) link
brad there's hoooooggggs
― j., Saturday, 10 August 2019 03:55 (four years ago) link
feel like we may have reached some limit with the
no one:someone: i like buttz
someone: i like buttz
format
― mookieproof, Saturday, 10 August 2019 04:06 (four years ago) link
i should probably unfollow everyone except Sam Neill
― JoeStork, Saturday, 10 August 2019 05:40 (four years ago) link
max 2-5 hogs per day on Sam Neill's feed
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Saturday, 10 August 2019 05:57 (four years ago) link
Uh how long do suspensions last?? I, TOTALLY JOKINGLY, told David Cross to eat shit and die (seriously it was a joke, and any human reading my tweet could see it was) and my acct has been suspended since 9/2.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFaUlQfWkAAy75z?format=jpg&name=small
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 September 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
you prob need to make a new account Granny
― flopson, Thursday, 26 September 2019 19:10 (four years ago) link
k thanks. but it warned me not to lol. I actually deleted the app and am trying to not go back to it.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 26 September 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
lol mookie
reminds me of Trump yesterday saying "this it the worst witch hunt in history". seems he forgot about, y'know, *the actual witch hunts*
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 26 September 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
deleting twitter is never not a good idea
― Poody Mae Bubblebutt, Miss Kumquat of 1947 (rushomancy), Thursday, 26 September 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
if i'd deleted twitter i would not right now be in a twitter fight with chuck e. cheese
― mark s, Friday, 27 September 2019 19:21 (four years ago) link
well then!
― alomar lines, Friday, 27 September 2019 19:26 (four years ago) link
i can defeat him
― mark s, Friday, 27 September 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
he's just an overgrown animatronic mouse
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 27 September 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
he shd stay in his lane imo
― mark s, Friday, 27 September 2019 19:36 (four years ago) link
YOU SHOULD RETHINK YOUR STATEMENT
― flappy bird, Monday, 30 September 2019 04:42 (four years ago) link
the cheese entertainment mouse ended his tweet with a full stop, an acknowledgment of defeat in any language
― mark s, Monday, 30 September 2019 13:13 (four years ago) link
Hail, Mark S. Cheese!
― jmm, Monday, 30 September 2019 13:17 (four years ago) link
Is there really no way to see further back than the last few hundred tweets on the timeline? I only go there once every few weeks, and I end up running out of things to read in 20 minutes. Is there some workaround, other than just randomly clicking on specific individuals I follow?
― Dan I., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:17 (four years ago) link
farther? I dunno
― Dan I., Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
use bookmarks
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 October 2019 21:33 (four years ago) link
print them out and read them on the train, then add them to binder at the end of each week
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
add some ranch, bake at 350 for 30 mins, and voila, a crowd-pleasing app
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 23:14 (four years ago) link
it's gonna take more than ranch dressing to make twitter a crowd-pleasing app
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 23:15 (four years ago) link
Mmm, ranch app.
― Dan I., Wednesday, 2 October 2019 00:56 (four years ago) link
Just felt that frisson of excitement when I determined, for reasons unknown to me, jeopardy champion arthur chu has me blocked! Am I on a blocklist? Did I say something about him and don't recall it? Either way, this is a good development
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:22 (four years ago) link
ya he's got a huge block list, i've been blocked by him for years
― flopson, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
I'm still bummed that Emily Nussbaum blocked me a few months ago. I think it's because I replied to something she retweeted and didn't untag her, and my reply got a bunch of likes. Seems weird to block someone because of that, but I don't what else it could be.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link
that is definitely weird!
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
maybe there’s a list where you can auto-block all former jeopardy contestants
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
jaymc is right there, dude
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
where?!
― mh, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
Boo!
― jaymc, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
Tom Scharpling blocked me like six years ago. I was replying to one of his digs at something with what (I thought) was a clearly tongue in cheek response. Apparently it wasn't which, whatever, but I was sort of amazed that he blocked me within 30 seconds. It still stings when I see the official Best Show account retweet something I can't read, since I'm still a big fan of him.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
just dropping by to note that nickelback officially has more self-respect than twitter at this point
― Calpico Girlfriend (rushomancy), Thursday, 3 October 2019 23:33 (four years ago) link
got a tweet that’s doin numbers thx to a m@tt h RT
― flopson, Friday, 4 October 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
ilxors have great reach
― flopson, Friday, 4 October 2019 19:13 (four years ago) link
i appreciate that someone shows pity on my worst tweets but who is ka11en 1aw
― mookieproof, Saturday, 12 October 2019 03:14 (four years ago) link