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The RNC is done; the home stretch begins. I always appreciate that so many people come here and read my stuff, listen to my bizarre grousing, and in general, put up with me.
But this is going to be a rough time, so let me suggest a few things for better social media life. /1
But this is going to be a rough time, so let me suggest a few things for better social media life. /1
- Remember: Twitter is not real life. Conserve your energy; be judicious about whom you chose to engage.
- Check the profile of those you engage. There are easy ways to spot trolls. Super-new accounts with a bazillion tweets, or super-old accounts with ten followers, etc.
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- Check the profile of those you engage. There are easy ways to spot trolls. Super-new accounts with a bazillion tweets, or super-old accounts with ten followers, etc.
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- Check TLs if in doubt. There easy ways to spot assholes, too. "I& #39;m no Trump supporter, but..." with a TL full of Tucker Carlson clips explaining why it& #39;s society& #39;s fault that white kids drive to riots, etc, is, uh, a tipoff.
- Block fast and often. It& #39;s okay to do that.
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- Block fast and often. It& #39;s okay to do that.
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- Twitter skews young, liberal, and slightly silly. I get that. But if you& #39;re still purity testing your own allies, you get the insta-block too. The time for that is over. Yes, I used to be a Republican. No, I& #39;m not going to argue with you about how it& #39;s all Reagan& #39;s fault.
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- When Twitter gets busy, ask yourself if it& #39;s really necessary to post one more old meme of Trump as Tony Montana with a face full of blow. Probably not.
- I don& #39;t care whose side you& #39;re on: offensive pictures and gifs (nudity, pooping animals, etc): blocked. Let that go too.
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- I don& #39;t care whose side you& #39;re on: offensive pictures and gifs (nudity, pooping animals, etc): blocked. Let that go too.
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- Finally, if you& #39;re opposing Trump, be stoic and grounded. This is the time. Trump really *could* win. Less strenuous expression of your social justice bona fides, and more ice-cold thinking about what does or does not help in the next weeks. We only get one shot at this. /6
- That last one rubs a lot of you the wrong way. Tough. Politics is strategy, and strategy doesn& #39;t care about your feelings. It& #39;s about what works, within the boundaries of the law and basic decency. This is no longer about you, or me. It& #39;s about ending a political crisis. /7
Thank you all for years of hanging out with the crankiest and most obnoxiously opinionated man on Twitter. I do appreciate it, very much. Now let& #39;s buckle up and do this thing. 
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PS: Zep will always suck but if Trump loses I will host a dinner at an Indian restaurant.
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PS: Zep will always suck but if Trump loses I will host a dinner at an Indian restaurant.
