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Overuse of philosophical quotes as Twitter status messages

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Prim_n_Proper:
Maybe it's just irritating to me, since the person in question has over 10,000 followers.  I honestly don't know why.  All this individual ever posts are "quotes" about life, several times a day.  Generalizations of life expressed in dichotomy - it was cute at first but now it's just irritating.  I know I can just "unfollow" this person, but what gets me is how on earth did they get over 10,000 followers? 

 ??? Are quotes really that popular?  When all I see are up to a dozen quotes per day posted by this person, I tend to think that this person doesn't have much to say (nor do they have a mind of their own) and are just posting quotes for the purpose of garnering attention.

Ok rant done.

miss_ann_thrope:
I *love* quotes! :)


Sometimes someone else says what you want to say in way that you'd never think of. An expression that fits your mood perfectly. Sometimes it's something that makes you smile, or makes you really think.


Who's the person? (PM me if you don't want to post :)). I find quotes intriguing and thought provoking.



:)

Elle:
I guess lots of people like having the quotes show up in their feed.

ShadesOfGrey:

--- Quote from: Prim_n_Proper on January 08, 2010, 10:42:24 AM ---Ok rant done.

--- End quote ---

Hi Prim_n_Proper!  Welcome to the boards! It seems you've become acquainted, since you find the right place to post :)  One thing I would mention, as you may or may not be aware - rants are pretty  much frowned upon by the mods, and likely to get locked (possibly gagged or banned for serious infractions). So you might want to keep that in mind when posting.

As to your etiquette quandary, I agree,the best thing to do is unfollow him if he bothers you that much.  :)  Good luck!

MrsJWine:
I would just unfollow, though I agree with you that it's pretty annoying.  Quotes aren't really my thing, but they're fine when used appropriately.  When they're all a person says, I being to wonder if he or she has a single original thought.

Reminds me of the Bones episode, where Bones's cousin comes to visit, and she speaks only in Benjamin Franklin quotes.

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