Ha ha ha!
Vox’s Ezra Klein is having a sad that Twitter took away his 280 character tweets and now he’s back to 140 like most of us:
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/918939995154649089
“If you like your 280 character limit, you can KEEP your 280 character limit,” right?
Twitchy favorite Nick Searcy sums up how we feel nicely:
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/918941050848256000
And this:
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/919023714758545408
I miss my tiny violin …
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) October 14, 2017
The responses to Klein, even from his allies, are pure gold. Check it out:
Maybe they gave you extra space for charts instead?
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) October 13, 2017
Maybe they put you in the big game and you choked. https://t.co/pO0OuWAm7w
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) October 13, 2017
"It's better to have had 280 characters and lost than never to have had 280 characters at all." – Alfred Lord Tennyson https://t.co/QiV6q1XEMd
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/918940339460820992
Coming soon to Vox: Why Twitter Gave @ezraklein 280 Characters, Then Took Half of Them Away, Explained
— Brian McGinnis (@brianmcg_) October 13, 2017
Except for Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). His response is a big dud:
There is such thing as too much Ezra. I haven't been reading any 280 character tweets in protest of new policy. Glad you're back to 140. https://t.co/2zT0TyYPEZ
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 13, 2017
And hopefully this is the end of the experiment:
things are moving in the right direction https://t.co/jkPKJ8KRao
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 14, 2017
This is the movement the 280 wave broke and rolled back into the ocean. https://t.co/VWOH4Ih7XH
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) October 13, 2017
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Related:
ICYMI: 280 characters is all fun and games until @Jack accidentally starts a war between UK and Argentina https://t.co/GOCKFIQABD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 28, 2017
Samantha Power aims for Trump with 280 characters, KNOCKS OUT Hillary by accident https://t.co/GElfTMl3gR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 4, 2017
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