Every day someone says or does something that earns them contempt on the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to take care of what the Internet is talking about right now, we’ve brought together the main characters of Twitter this past week and made them responsible for their actions.
Every day there is a main character on twitter. The goal is to never be
– cocaine maple (@maplecocaine) January 3, 2019
This week’s characters include a guy who thinks crypto has never been universally loved, a random person who doesn’t know much about F1 racing, and a fellow congressman who doesn’t know the wonders of television magic.
Monday
Bobby Goodlatte
Character: Bobby Goodlatte, a Twitter user, investor, a person with a clear attitude towards NFT
Plot: On Monday, startup investor Bobby Goodlatte took to Twitter to share an amazing take-it-or-leave-it: It’s only become known in recent months as a critique of NFT art, and anyone who does it now is jumping on the bandwagon. “Where were they all 6 months ago?” he asked. “You have the right to a return of victory only if you say nonsense when it has had a social cost. When it was unknown to say. ‘
It’s pretty popular that NFTs are slam dunk right now
But where were they all 6 months ago?
You only have the right to a return of victory if you say nonsense if doing so has had a social cost. When the thing to say was unknown
– Bobby Goodlatte (@rsg) June 13, 2022
Confused. They have never been in the majority in favor of NFT; by no means did people who were laughing at the fungus art go boldly against the situation. Most people are at least skeptical about the rise of blockchain-based art.
Echo: People on Twitter quickly pointed out to Bobby, and told him that many people have been criticizing NFT art for a long time, and that none of them were daring or doing it at “social cost” (what does that mean?).
I know you said “6 months ago”, but here’s one from 15 months ago, is that still valid? https://t.co/HUJjtqt4ef
– Pride Month Album (half) Baylor (@theBaylorJ) June 13, 2022
what social cost lmfao https://t.co/kyIjbXDDsr
– jobs (@JoINrbs) June 14, 2022
Uhhhhh? Art twitter has been GORRIKA about this since it started. Where have you been https://t.co/WU9irI2HIx
– Lauren Walsh • Woubbleren aita (@LaurenWalshArt) June 14, 2022
Most of my brother Kriston jumped off the clownhttps: //t.co/tlSS2RS1vP
– Frisky Dingus (@sproingus) June 14, 2022
It’s famous for getting into NFTs, it was popular even then, anyone can do it and everyone should. garbage are https://t.co/t858ZfB8m8
– MKupperman (@MKupperman) June 14, 2022
Imagine living in a miserable bubble populated only by other strange people who make more sense than money, you never see everyone laughing at you from the very beginning https://t.co/xnnbiYTV6M
– protagonist (@zenmachinegun) June 15, 2022
If you paid “social cost” for teasing NFT more than 6 months ago, your social circle is blowing up https://t.co/XaJ8Dzlu13
– GONELIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) June 15, 2022
hello everyone i’m the guy who just logged in https://t.co/Z33m6hbGcQ pic.twitter.com/4Uc76NNy6T
– trout kilgore, putiner to death (@KT_So_It_Goes) June 15, 2022
“No one could see this coming!”
Literally more than half of twitter’s technology and finance * in * years *: it’s a scam and it will fall https://t.co/tSKzqmxzLI
– James Hollingshead (@bladesjester) June 14, 2022
All my friends were immersed in NFT 6 months ago, get cooler friends Bob https://t.co/kkb2dDZ11z
– Cara (@caraesten) June 14, 2022
how long do you have to wait for this bubble to happen https://t.co/QLYPgmfbgt
– Knife Ruster (@HatokTalk) June 15, 2022
Six months ago the NFT ruthlessly ransacked them and had zero social consequences because I saw the people I chose to surround me with because they were cheating. good job, all of us https://t.co/kD132GsAk9
– BeeKaay (@BeeKaaaay) June 14, 2022
Darcy Jimenez
A boy named Paul
Character: Paul, literally someone in Britain who doesn’t like “leftists”
Plot: In a now-deleted tweet, a guy named Paul wrote about F1 presenter Naomi Schiff, saying she was incapable of commenting on the sport because she had no F1 experience.
For the most part, such people fly under the radar since 2000 and later, but the F1 community does not forgive stupidity. Schiff started introducing Formula 1 this year, and has nearly a decade of professional driving experience, which I can safely say is worth more in decades than the comfort of racing cars enjoying the speed of a screen-mounted belly.
Echo: Schiff shook himself, and it was time for Lewis Hamilton to be in his corner until Paul Bigman’s tweet was deleted.
But it was the real fans of the race who pointed out how stupid it was for Schiff, who has been playing ass on the track for years for his new concert.
Naomi is a former professional racing driver and fully qualified to give her opinion on the Sky team. It has been a great benefit since its inception and we should be open-minded to give more expressive broadcasts. There is still a long way to go to change these attitudes in sport. https://t.co/E6U7zX4XqI
– Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 14, 2022
Murray Walker and David Croft, the two most iconic commentators on Formula 1, both have less racing experience than Naomi Schiff. If you are trying to make a point, think at least through the man cmon.
– Virtual Security Clive (@VSClive) June 13, 2022
He finished second in the Le Mans class and rode gasoline in a single seat at 16 years old. What makes you think that you can challenge your motor racing titles?
– Brian Embleton 🏴 (@BrianEmbleton) June 13, 2022
He is a runner. In the VW formula, the Asian Renault formula, the Asia-Pacific Ferrari challenge, the Clio Cup, in supercars, in 24-hour racing, competed in the w series. He has more experience than you and can talk better about it than you
– ReeceStanford (@rstanfxrd) June 13, 2022
When did David Croft or Ted Kravitz run again in F1?
– Eli (@ERnknn) June 13, 2022
Schiff answers:
Wait Patil
Thursday
Greg Steube
Character: Deputy Greg Steube (R-Fla.), A Florida man, voted to invalidate the results of the 2020 election, not a fan of the Communist News Network.
Plot: On Thursday, Congressman Steube criticized the January 6 election to the House Election Committee, saying it was a form of publicity to get CNN ratings, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said he allowed CNN to “build the whole TV” inside the Capitol building.
“If you forgot the # January6thcommitteeauditiones fake, it’s only TV ratings, [House Speaker Nancy Pelosi] Let the Communist News Network build the entire television channel where Abraham Lincoln’s desk was, “Steub tweeted.
Actually, the cable news network was using the background of the green screen in Statuary Hall, a press representative of Nancy Pelosi gently told Steube.
Two-part play. @RepGregSteube pic.twitter.com/MxLaQoJyUP
– Ian Krager (@IanKrager) June 16, 2022
Echo: Steub later deleted his tweet, but CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski took a screenshot for his followers and received widespread ridicule on Twitter because he was unfamiliar with green screen technology.
Deputy Greg Steube dismissed a tweet he called CNN’s “The Communist News Network,” “he built the entire television where Abraham Lincoln’s desk once stood,” as the television business reported what we call the screen. pic.twitter.com/h7HLPEOFCa
– andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) June 16, 2022
Something really happened: Revolts fueled by Trump’s Big Lies stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, with some carrying a Confederate battle flag. Many of those who tried to overthrow the American election started from where Abraham Lincoln’s desk was. https://t.co/FdssYY4LXA
– Representative Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) June 16, 2022
People forget that there is a Florida man in Congress and that he is just the dumbest person https://t.co/FKyGs9AWLL
– Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 16, 2022
Don’t let this guy see Jurassic Park, he’ll have a heart attack. https://t.co/ZxdGmrU1x4
– Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) June 16, 2022
Actually crying https://t.co/CYNnFNbk4y
– Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 16, 2022
Did you mean that my colleague didn’t actually call “The Office” from all of those Zoom calls? https://t.co/apTWkdk8gi
– Jeff Stocker (@nocajstock) June 16, 2022
HA. https://t.co/TM49ll9nQG
– Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 16, 2022
They don’t send their best. Or maybe they are. https://t.co/bthZNyimtw
– James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) June 16, 2022
A tweet that has now been deleted @RepGregSteube he was years old when he learned what a green screen is pic.twitter.com/aiGGdegbXT
– Max Steele (@maxasteele) June 16, 2022
Not just a radical denial of the election. Even an ignoramus! https://t.co/xTvXbU0Ynb
– Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 16, 2022
James Crugnale
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