If twitter existed

Twitter is an addiction for some and JASN (Just Another Social Networking site) for others. What if twitter existed in the past? This is a South Park-ish attempt to generate humour with that idea.

mlkingjr
I have a dream that one day this country stops FUCKING AROUND with niggers. "I have a dream" @ http://niggerforlife.blogspot.com

indian_nightingale
Count me in. RT @mkgandhi Sick of British colonialism. Going to Dandi to make salt. Anyone game?

adolf_hitler
Please support killing innocent jews by adding a swastika to your profile pic. Takes just a click http://tinyurl.com/nazi123. Kindly Retweet #hatejew #nazi

showmansteve
@johnscully Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water to children, or do you want a chance to change the world?

A few years later...

johnscully
@showmansteve You are fired.

einstein_emc^2
@maxborn @god doesn't play dice. He is more of a poker guy. How is @schrodinger's cat btw?

jimi_hendrix
Note to self: Don't get too stoned and burn your guitar. It fucking costs a lot of money.

neilarmstrong
is walking on the moon :) (via @tweetNASA)

The number of tweets are low due to lack of appropriate pop culture references and racist jokes. Ideas are welcome and will be appreciated.

Tharoor and Twitter

It is strange to see a tweet making it to the front page in a country where 35% of population is illiterate and a significantly higher percent (including my parents) do not understand social media. Nevertheless, Tharoor succeeded in getting away with it and Congress got some publicity for the austerity campaign. It is a win-win situation. Shobaa De (who btw doesn't know it is tweeting and not twittering. What a n00b!) says it is cool as long as they pay for it. Chetan Bhagat talks about how our netas should improve their sense of humour.

But is it all that simple? If you are reading this post, you think it is. But imagine reading about it in the newspaper about some minister who refused to stay in his house because there was no gym there and called common people cows on the internet. What kind of an impression would it create?

I totally agree that the congress austerity campaign is merely an act of tokenism and all the hue and cry about Tharoor's comments doesn't make sense. But when you are representing people you should ensure that all of them understand the context of your statements especially when they are made about them. It doesn't create a good impression when you publicly refuse your accomodation and pay (may be out of your pocket) for a 5-star hotel when half of the people that you represent do not have food to eat. So should he be a saint and abandon his comfortable life? No. All I am saying is do not act in a way which thrusts into their face, the disparity in your lifestyle and theirs.

We (Web aware Indians) constitue a very small portion of the electorate and if we lose an able leader like Tharoor just because a lot of others cannot relate to him or his lifestyle, it would be sad. And the media should also be responsible enough to give a complete background of the situation before putting it on the front page.

Absolut Minima

Global Minimum. That is what I would call my life right now. I knew it was coming since a long time but I was too arrogant to accept it. Thought I was good enough to handle it but I cannot convince myself any more. There was a time when I actually did things rather than talk about them. When I was actually good at what I did than show off that I was. When I inspired people and cared about them than acting indifferent. Had the balls to take up a challenge and fail trying. I seem to have lost that ability somehow. I don't feel myself anymore. All that I am right now is a pretentious bastard living in an illusion. I am nothing but a disappointment to all the people who believed in me (including myself). I don't know if I will ever be myself again. But if I don't try, I know I never will.