Opinion Section Roundtable – Twitter Museum | The Daily Campus

Hand holding a smartphone with Twitter icon on screen. iPhone with a social media app logo. Photo courtesy of Sanket Mishra on Pexels Here at Opinion, we like to make well-crafted and evidence-based articles. But sometimes we get tired of that and just want to throw an opinion out there. Today, we take a look at the social media app known as Twitter (no, we’re not calling it X) and ask our contributors: what Twitter post or account do you think belongs in a museum?  Colin Hamilton, Staff Writer:   “I want that twink Obliterated.” Has there ever been such a statement? Hailing from a sourceless Wattpad comment, the phrase quickly gained popularity on Twitter. It’s easy to see why: the phrase exists as an exclamation that can perfectly express any manner of emotion, if not in a slightly campy way. From playful rage to adoration, this five-word masterpiece covers it all. Even the choice of capitalization underlines the inherent humor in the statement; because yes, obliterated is exactly the word that is needed to complete this sentence. In fact, I believe this may be one of the few good things to have spawned from the bottomless pit that is Wattpad. For that reason alone, it deserves its place enshrined in some internet museum.   Gianna Cassino, Weekly Columnist (she/her): Until my dying days, I
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