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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    1. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      I have a terrible memory. But it doesn't matter. Because I have great friends.pic.twitter.com/UiCPx3C8UP

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    2. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      Visakan Veerasamy Retweeted Visakan Veerasamy

      had to pause while writing this to shake and tremble with unexpected emotion the game is rigged we isolate and imprison ourselves needlessly we are social beings the meaning of life is friendshttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1089599005711986689 …

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      Visakan Veerasamy @visakanv
      *cracks knuckles* school indoctrinates kids to compete with each other on standardized tests, to see others as competitors rather than potential collaborators. this atomizes people, makes them feel isolated, disconnected, fearful of not measuring up, jealous of others' successes
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    3. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      Visakan Veerasamy Retweeted Visakan Veerasamy

      I talked about this in terms of information – I'm realizing that it also applies to emotions (which are a kind of info) tech should enable us to make friends I go slightly insane bc I have this vision of a beautiful world that isn't here manifesting ithttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1136127028887863297 …

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      Visakan Veerasamy @visakanv
      My verdict: the jetpack of 2020 is a network of smart friends who care about you and will provide you with interesting and relevant information about anything you ask for. A truly social search engine. Twitter is the best place to do it as far as I know https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/673007121106010112?s=21 …
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    4. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      none of us needs to be happy, well-adjusted, mature, enlightened, etc all the time we can *take turns* we can take care of each other we can sooth and comfort and challenge each other, lift each other up the meaning of life is friendshttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1022508497362071552 …

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      Somebody Feed Phil is possibly my favourite show on Netflix. It’s so heartening and wholesome, this guy just going around the world & eating beautiful food with kind, warm-hearted, funny, lovable people. The food is a head fake; the whole point - the meaning of life - is friends. pic.twitter.com/46LUxX9dnF
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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Dec 2019
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      “the meaning of life is friends”??? I hope to hell there’s more to it than that. I mean you’re all nice and fun to hang with for a % of my time, but definitely not my idea of meaning of life.

      1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
    6. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/994027795670941699 …

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      Begone from my sermon, ye madman loon with your alluring alternative tales. Guards, seize him
      1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Dec 2019
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      Hehe no Tom and Jerry gif this time eh?

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    8. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      i'm conflicted, you're a very good and useful heckler 🤬

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Dec 2019
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      I do not heckle. I only stan for truth.

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    10. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 10 Dec 2019
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      ooh, a glimmer of young man idealism underneath that grumpy old man facade

      1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Dec 2019
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      grumpiness is just antifragile idealism cynicism ages into fragile terminal depression and increasingly hollow laughter

      11:38 PM - 10 Dec 2019
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        1. Mr. Eli W. Jones‏ @mreliwjones 11 Dec 2019
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          One must travel through the fires of cynicism to forge a meaningfully ignorant optimism.

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        1. Ronald P van Ammers‏ @parabanger 11 Dec 2019
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          Sometimes hollow laughter is preferable to being a dupe.

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