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  1. The New YorkerAnna Wiener4/27/1911 min
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    • bill
      Top reader of all time
      4 years ago

      "Dorsey looked wraithlike against the colorful set at TED, an Edward Gorey character who had lost his way."

      Haha. That's so right on. The New Yorker consistently nails the erudite double-burn. (My first thought was a bit more pedestrian: "Holy shit he looks like Darth Maul now!")

      I can't believe he has the audacity to admit the futility and meaninglessness of "liking" things, the lifeblood of the Twitter experience. Imagine the creator of Monopoly saying, "I just wish it wasn't all about acquiring property and money." The key difference (besides scale) is that there is a clear distinction between Monopoly money and real money. Liking something on Twitter is almost like really liking it. But not. And because of this phenomenon, it's getting harder and harder to differentiate between real and fake. On a universal scale.

      And since you're still reading, now I'm going to tell you about me: I don't think it has anything to do with this article, but I've been wearing tie-dyes and smiling like a flower in bloom everywhere I go recently. Obviously I don't have the weight of the world on my shoulders, but I do think it says something about the difference between me (FYI for those who don't know me: I'm a co-founder and CEO of this site, Readup) and Jack and the technology and communities we're working to build. Twitter is going to leave behind a rich, silty compost on which Readup will thrive. It might be the end of the world, but it also might be that people are going to develop - and act on - sophisticated convictions about what they like and don't like about social media. Either way, it's GO TIME.