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.
  • 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
vgr's profile
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
@vgr

Tweets

Venkatesh Rao

@vgr

Conversational account. For work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian. IKEA builder.

Los Angeles, CA
venkateshrao.com
Joined August 2007

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.

    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 20 May 2019
    • Report Tweet
    • Report NetzDG Violation

    Wonder how you could rewrite the grasshopper and ant story to make the grasshopper the hero and the ant the villain 🤔

    11:45 PM - 20 May 2019
    • 4 Likes
    • zot Julian Martinez A. ian m hines Mohit Jandwani
    7 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      1. Charles Neill  🤨‏ @ccneill 20 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        Make the ant a Bernie Madoff figure who worked studiously to defraud his investors and steal all their money to prepare for the winter Make the grasshopper a cultural icon whose only crime was posting his music online in a pay-what-you-want format

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. granderojo‏ @granderojo 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        the grasshopper unlearns what it was taught in an effort to not be taxed and controlled by the antspic.twitter.com/Euye6MeNiL

        1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
      3. Swamp Yankee‏ @ndwpdx 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @granderojo @vgr

        @jaspergregory

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Ashwin‏ @omnishwin 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        The grasshopper tried his best to spread joy in the world, but the selfish ant spent all his waking ours plotting to proclaim himself the winner when the time was right.

        0 replies 2 retweets 10 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Abhaya Agarwal‏ @abhaga 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        Checkout https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/foxy-aesop-on-the-edge/ … Suniti Namjoshi takes that fable and pokes and prods it from multiple angles.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1.  🤧 🌎‏ @atthatmatt 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        Game of Thrones just told this story and even GRRM didn't subvert that moral lesson. Winter is always coming.pic.twitter.com/o4MC8r1KZG

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Brett Williams‏ @brettlwilliams 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        It's built into the entomology. Neither grasshoppers or worker ants would survive the winter, and while the ant is working for it's colony, grasshoppers don't work like that. The story seemed to shame insects for being what they are. It's why it's beloved by religious cons.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Maynard Handley‏ @handleym99 21 May 2019
        • Report Tweet
        • Report NetzDG Violation
        Replying to @vgr

        The obvious way to do it is to portrait the grasshopper as an "individual" and the ant as just one cog in the faceless borg that is the ant colony. The *interesting* 2nd twist is to accept the above and ask, yeah, so what, what's so wrong about borgs and ant colonies?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 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