Trends in Social Media Commentary That Should Be Relentlessly Mocked Until They Stop

Andrew Donaldson

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  1. Jaybird
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    A few years back, the US did something flaky (I don’t know if it was under Trump or under Biden) and one of the British Prime Ministers called it “The Greatest Betrayal since Suez”.

    And, I dunno, it may have been? But the jokes all revolved around “I don’t even know what he’s talking about.”Report

  2. CJColucci
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    This is the greatest advice since the Book of Proverbs.Report

  3. Damon
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    Good advice.
    Here’s an alternative thought. Don’t have social media and don’t look at it. Now, I’m thankful that others do, because I enjoy watching people be idiots, but I’ve never thought that my view was SO important I needed to share it with the world. I share it with close friends, if at all, and usually only if they ASK for my opinion/view on a specific topic. This allows me to pretty much move through society without leaving a wake of agitated people that are annoyed I don’t share all of their views/opinions, while they flitter from one topic to the next, the majority of which will not be remembered 90 days later.Report

  4. DensityDuck
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    “Nothing good ever happens when you go monologuing into the front facing camera of your cell phone when alone in a vehicle.”

    But the not-good things don’t necessarily stick. The guy who livestreamed himself mag-dumping in a fit of road rage got away with it by claiming that he “felt threatened”; I’m sure the lawyer fees weren’t cheap but there’s nothing on his permanent record about it, he doesn’t have to mark the box for “felony conviction” on future job applications.Report

    • Andrew Donaldson in reply to DensityDuck
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      Exceptions prove the rule, and that guy is a horrific case and its a miracle that didn’t go even more badReport

      • DensityDuck in reply to Andrew Donaldson
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        I’m not sure how true that is, though. My experience from seeing this things is that the people who stick it out generally walk away. The people who get completely destroyed are the ones who apologize, who back down, who admit fault; that just makes their friends think they’re wimps and their enemies think they’re targets.Report

  5. Jaybird
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    Part of the problem, of course, is the allure of becoming the main character for the day. What’s the best way to become the main character? Well, one way that seems to work and work well is to be either moderately attractive (or better) or to be exceptionally interesting looking (weird makeup, weird contacts, whatever) and give a speech that people instinctively want to disagree with.

    “I can’t believe that you have to pay for food! Everybody *NEEDS* to eat! Every day! There is no one on the planet that does not need to eat! It should be free!”

    Sit back and let the responses roll in.Report

  6. Brandon Berg
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    Nothing good ever happens when you go monologuing into the front facing camera of your cell phone when alone in a vehicle.

    Especially if it’s moving.Report

    • Burt Likko in reply to Brandon Berg
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      This thing about Biden that drives me ABSOLUTELY NUTS and this is important, guys, it’s IMPORTANT so I’m gonna get it out on video RIGHT NOW and get it live to you all RIGHT NOW yes I’ll have the seasoned curly fries with that and a Diet Coke anyway like I was saying before what no a super sized Diet Coke anyway the thing about Biden that drives me absolutely NUTS is no that’s not for you ma’am that’s for all my followers on the Internet yes I’ll pull forward and… Damn it, I forgot what it was. Something about Biden. [Sigh.] We’ll try this again later.Report

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