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I am rapidly wearying of this trend of "Look! We collected a dumb statement about ____ that two dozen people tweeted!"

Posted by Dr.Vermin is venting (aka dr.vermin) Jul 12 '12, 16:08

I thought stupidity on the internet was something to be endured and only infrequently held up in specific examples for ridicule. The compilation and redistribution of scattered idiocy seems... masochistic, maybe.

Or maybe just the laziest way to scrape up a 'backlash' against something (I'm thinking of the Gay Oreo here) to justify a few minutes of self-righteous indignation.

It's hard enough to avoid the comment jar. I don't like dumb comments becoming the story.

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FWIW, that was my first thought when I saw the post. Buzzzfeed does this so often they've lost most impact. -- nm - David Jul 12, 16:13 1
- They've said "jiminy jilikers" so many times, the words have lost all meaning. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 16:20
No offense to MDH or those who find them interesting. Just IMO. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is backpedaling. Jul 12, 16:09 1
- at first, they were kind of interesting to me, because they're not anonymous. - b. Jul 12, 16:13

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I am rapidly wearying of this trend of "Look! We collected a dumb statement about ____ that two dozen people tweeted!"

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