Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

This is the legacy version of twitter.com. We will be shutting it down on June 1, 2020. Please switch to a supported browser, or disable the extension which masks your browser. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
imhinesmi's profile
ian hines
ian hines
ian hines
@imhinesmi

Tweets

ian hines

@imhinesmi

p-zombie

Joined May 2018

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      I think there are multiple contributors to this 1. post-puberty / hormones 2. lack of life experience in general (not much you can do about those, but then) 3. burdensome expectations from others 4. nobody really teaches them to be precise in their thinking ^ addressable

      4 replies 3 retweets 66 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      I think there are people – parents, teachers, etc – who may even think that it's actually kind of good if kids panic and catastrophize about their grades, their poor attention spans, their failures, etc. "Good! Be scared! Life is scary! Don't get comfortable! Work harder!"

      4 replies 9 retweets 67 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      maybe some kids respond well to this I absolutely fucking didn't and I think I've seen like hundreds of thousands of people retweeting tweets over the years that basically agree that that sort of shit didn't really help them either. it just terrorizes them needlessly

      1 reply 5 retweets 64 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      the real power move with kids IMO is to be as precisely truthful and honest about reality as you can. this means trusting them, which many adults typically hesitate to do IMO because they're fearful themselves, that they will be responsible/blamed if the kid doesn't do well

      2 replies 3 retweets 69 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      I guess I can't speak for all kids, but I can speak for my kid-self, who I swore to represent well into my adulthood. I sincerely believe that I would have worked really hard if I was given proper structure and guidance. I wasn't. I was just terrorized into an unproductive panic

      3 replies 1 retweet 55 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      You can see me working really hard now! 1m+ words written, videos being published every day. nobody is slave-driving or terrorizing me into it. I just had to first unlearn a large amount of the helplessness and guilt and shame that was instilled in me by well-meaning adults

      1 reply 4 retweets 69 likes
      Show this thread
    7. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      so anyway when a kid comes to me with something like "how do I fix my horrible attention span", or "how do I stop being so useless", I begin gently with, "I don't even accept that premise. it makes no sense to me. you don't know that about yourself. you're a kid."

      1 reply 7 retweets 65 likes
      Show this thread
    8. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      I ask (gently), what is it that you're trying to do? and the vague grandiosities come flying again, "i'm trying to stop fucking up in life" again I don't really buy your assessment of the situation – what do you want to do, exactly? "I want to do well in school" – why?

      1 reply 0 retweets 34 likes
      Show this thread
    9. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      here some kids say things like, "oh, aren't all kids supposed to do well in school? if I don't, my parents will be disappointed, my friends will laugh at me, [long paragraph]..." ok pause. that's a lot. what matters the most to you? kids get startled here. nobody asks them that

      1 reply 2 retweets 49 likes
      Show this thread
    10. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      "what matters the most... to me?" [does not compute] "everything!!! everything is chaos, life is a nightmare!!" yes ok. sorry to hear that kid. but i'm curious: in this nightmare, which is the biggest monster? conversation can go many directions from here depending on the kid

      3 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
      Show this thread
      ian hines‏ @imhinesmi Feb 15
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @visakanv

      This is so painful to read, mainly because this describes my younger self (and probably my present self too) exactly. ❤ to all the kids going through this now

      11:10 AM - 15 Feb 2020
      • 2 Likes
      • Nathaniel Eliot Visakan Veerasamy
      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        1. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Feb 15
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @imhinesmi

          ❤️

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2020 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info