this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2024
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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Not sure how insightful a metaphor it is when it's damn near what "to burn out" literally means (i.e. to extinguish a fire due to lack of fuel).

[–] Atlusb@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you keep trying to sharpen the tool too much you burn its metal. Eventually your just grinding down your hand.