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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Oct 2012

    Anyone else get disgruntled tweets during debates like this: "I follow you for X" [eg games] "not politics", so shut up already? :)

    6:40 PM - 16 Oct 2012
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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @barryjoseph

        @barryjoseph thanks barry ^_^ xoxo

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      3.  🅿️‏ @schmidtphi 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame please stop tweeting about games. I'm more interested in the #debate

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @schmidtphi

        @schmidtphi rofl :)

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      2.  🔥 🤖 Mitu K‏Verified account @MituK 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame Of course, because you are a service, not, y'know, an actual human being.

        3 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @MituK

        @MituK yes exactly I was trying to figure out how to describe it... THAT. exactly what you said!

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      2. Martine | Be kind to each other.  ✨ 🏳️‍🌈 ☸️ ☮️‏ @martinejoelle 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame :( I would say we don't lead single-issue lives, contain "multitudes" and ,um,you're not here to entertain and fill demands.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @martinejoelle

        @martinejoelle thanks Martine. 1 thing i love about Twitter is participating in big conversations/moments no matter what topic :)

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      2. Ryan Bowen‏ @ryan1bowen 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame just remind people that politics is a game. The one that impacts every part of your life.

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      1. Byron Roush‏ @ntderosu 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame All I ever get is "I am insecure and can't stand seeing other's opinions, please keep me safe from ideas"

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      2. Shawn Rider‏ @shawnr 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame I am interested in your political thought precisely because I am interested in your thoughts about games...

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      1. Julian Pritchard‏ @Pandawlf 17 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame I followed you for games. I stuck around for your holistic view on life. Debates included. We lack such things in South Africa :(

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      1. Raven‏ @RavensKrag 16 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Government and religion: two of the most important philosophical topics to discuss, but people don't want to talk about ether.

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      1. Mark R‏ @3DFlipbook 16 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame I was just going through my feed and you seem to have the best debate sidebar! Hilarious!

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      1. zinnia‏ @zinnia8828 16 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Please keep it coming. Great commentary!

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      1. Duc Bieu Pham‏ @ducbieupham 16 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Nope. Maybe I'll have that problem when I hit 38,000 followers. ;)

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      2. RobinHarper‏ @RobinHarper 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame no and keep it up please!

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      3. Tami Sigmund‏ @cuppy 16 Oct 2012
        Replying to @RobinHarper

        @avantgame Anyone who would say that to me would have unfollowed me LONG ago. cc @RobinHarper

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