Many neologisms have been coined to make sense of the sideways ways that we communicate on social media – but the tactics are as old as timeWhat’s the incompatibility between vaguebooking and a humblebrag? Is “supertweeting” really a thing? Why can’t we just say what we mean on social media?On Wednesday the communications director of the Republican senator Orrin Hatch tweeted an unremarkable photo of Hatch speaking to reporters. It being literally section of his job,the tweet might have passed without comment whether not for the caption:Aggressive recorder shoving. pic.twitter.com/gYf4zWXfmH Related: I want to unfriend someone on Facebook but I don't want to hurt their feelings When you know who that subtweet is approximately pic.twitter.com/VojJfQqD8JThe phrase 'priming the pump' dates to the early 19th century. Related: Help! I'm caught in a Twitter war and I'm losing Mini rant but I'm honestly starting to accept tired of those posts that screenshot/quote someone's tweet for the sole purpose of insulting themOkay. Why execute ppl screenshot ppl's tweets instead of just quote tweeting. Is this a new form of conflict avoidance? Never avoid conflict!!!!Just saw a screenshot of a quote-tweet of a screenshot, and now I'm subtweeting a screenshot of a quote-tweet of a screenshot. It never endsSometimes I peer back at my Facebook memories and I feel proud of how much I've grown and how I kicked my horrendous vaguebooking habit.nowadays I explained to my therapist what vaguebooking is and the peer of horror on her face was perfectContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com