Tag: twitter
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In Defense Of Twitter’s New Like Button
Twitter killed its fave feature and joined the ranks of instagram and facebook in utilizing “likes”. So now, what was once a star is now a little heart and because the internet is deathly afraid of change, people were not happy. I get it. Things that are new are scary. Starring tweets was comforting: like when…
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The Type of Fame That Ruins Lives
Anthropologists talk about this idea of observers unduly influencing the subjects they observe. A child might behave differently if their parents are in the room with them. I might behave differently at Popeyes if there are judgmental white people around and any given person may act differently if they know they’re on TV. Deep down,…
Israel Daramola
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The Internet Is Not Your Friend
I was 24 the first time it dawned on me that I will never be cool. I don’t mean cool in a general sense of course, but cool in the way that all people want to secretly believe themselves to be: in a way that says I exude attitude and mystery everywhere I go and…
Israel Daramola 