RANT: Grifters, Grifter Drifters, and People Way Too Good For You

You know the type, the ones producing yawn-inducing content while expecting you to kiss the ring.

I'm just going to say it because I've bit my tongue the past several weeks & it's raw at this point. We all need to say the quiet part out loud, and often.

There are some accounts on 𝕏 that march around with their nose in the sky as if they're too good to share any of your posts & certainly too good to ever follow you.

It doesn't matter the size of their following really, I've seen it across the board. It happens with accounts with 500 and those with 500,000 people following them. That being said, I have noticed it happening a lot more frequently with these larger accounts that post nothing but memes from 2015 or random one-liners that only brain-dead low-IQ people lap up.

When it comes to content, a lot of them are these one-trick-pony styles, milquetoast, middle-of-the-road accounts that add nothing and repeat what they see other successful accounts doing. Oftentimes they just outright steal posts, memes, videos, or the wording from posts from others. It’s lame. And these are the people who will snub you. Why? I have no idea. These are also the accounts that will get boosted up in the algorithm because it’s filler.

It keeps people from asking the important questions, and from discussing topics that actually matter to our present and future selves.

Yawn-inducing bread and circuses.

A few things for accounts that behave this way and treat others like they’re lucky to even be in their presence:

First of all, you're boring.

Secondly, your content is stale & adds nothing to the discourse on 𝕏.

Thirdly, if you feel you're too good for people that you're interacting with daily it won't take long before those people realize you're not a very nice person and then tell everyone they know. Your reputation often precedes you and you’re delusional to think that’s a good thing.

Fourthly, the self-centered egotistical "me, me, me" vibe that you give off is really repulsive. No one likes that.

Fifthly, sometimes you will find yourself in group DMs with others who are active & trying to be cordial. Stop ignoring them. They're in the same space as you and they notice when you completely ignore direct statements or questions and instead talk more about yourself and your experiences or push more of your snooze-worthy posts in the group as if we’re all supposed to clap like seals and praise you for your efforts.

Sixthly, a lot of the people you’re treating this way actually do have thought-provoking ideas or content that’s not being pulled out of a file from 10 years ago, content they work hard to produce. A lot of them promote debate and want to expand their knowledge and that means actually talking to people and challenging others’ and their own belief system. Otherwise, you’re just spinning in circles and perpetually X years old due to your stagnant state.

One last thing: Don't be a dick.

It's pretty simple, really.

You're not above anyone, your content is trash & beyond that your attitude is off-putting.

But do you, boo.

Keep pandering to an audience that has zeroed in on one subject and can’t engage with any idea outside of that. (one-trick-pony) Or maybe you’re one of these accounts that show up every day to feed content to an audience that needs help tying their shoes or is still stuck in the era of "Trust the Plan". If your base still believes Trump is secretly behind the scenes still in office and JFK is going to rise from the dead and save us all, keep them over there in your bubble. I don't want anyone that stupid following me or honestly, anywhere near me.

I say all of this because there are more people like this on 𝕏 than there should be and the algorithm loves them because they keep people from having intelligent conversations. These are people you wouldn’t interact with in real life because you wouldn’t allow anyone to treat you this way. It’s ignored, looked over, or even defended by others who have earned their acceptance or are looking to.

You definitely provide entertainment, but not in the way you think. Know that behind the scenes, no one likes you. They discuss how all of this is true about you and when you give us nothing but examples to back up these things, we point and laugh at how pathetically desperate and boring you are. We laugh at the way you believe you’re so special that your attention must be earned.

No thanks.

Stop worshiping false idols who truly believe they’re adding much more to society than they ever will.

Enjoy your Saturday, and thanks for listening to me rant.