tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post6975435240392453100..comments2024-03-22T21:02:55.051+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: Other things that are like bubblesGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-78715238212100860072014-12-09T08:24:25.289+13:002014-12-09T08:24:25.289+13:00" Bubbles" is the one word in the Englis..." Bubbles" is the one word in the English language that cannot be given an angry inflection. ignotumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362158924053013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-50046973733817635872014-12-02T17:47:36.004+13:002014-12-02T17:47:36.004+13:00Nice piece Gio, I enjoyed reading this, as a non-u...Nice piece Gio, I enjoyed reading this, as a non-user I have one small gripe as I often try to follow you and others on Twitter, that is...chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-12133255075967457012014-12-02T17:44:36.911+13:002014-12-02T17:44:36.911+13:00Emphasis on bubble, some consideration could'v...Emphasis on bubble, some consideration could've been given to how Twitter's limitations preclude convenient dissemination and easy reading chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-45233568309787455392014-12-02T17:36:15.231+13:002014-12-02T17:36:15.231+13:00This post could have been made in just 37 tweets. ...This post could have been made in just 37 tweets. I'd have read them all. chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-63850083958188095842014-12-02T15:53:47.807+13:002014-12-02T15:53:47.807+13:00When I was growing up in 1970s New Zealand, the fi...When I was growing up in 1970s New Zealand, the fictional template you talk about, that congealed mass of all things conservative and self-satisfied that today calls itself 'Middle New Zealand,' used to flatter itself with the title 'the Silent Majority.' It was always a colossal conceit on their part - but they weren't too irritating as long as they remained silent. Their James Robbhttps://convincingreasons.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-74659942957171368012014-12-02T10:32:36.091+13:002014-12-02T10:32:36.091+13:00I think the most important part of bubble imagery ...I think the most important part of bubble imagery is not the way that it encloses a group, but the inevitability that it will eventually pop. <br /><br />Which is one of the most annoying parts about the Twitter bubble narrative - it's really showing no signs of popping. But if you say bubble enough, people begin to fear the day of the popping.Ben Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015337296196701141noreply@blogger.com