Disclaimer: these tweets aren't real.
this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2025
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Man, I'm getting old. I don't understand why all jokes have to be fake twitter screenshots now.
It is just a format for the joke, like a web comic or video of a skit.
Yes, as I've said, this is just me getting old rather than any issue with the joke format :)
I disagree. The joke is meh without the names. If they did the same thing but with 2 made up people or cartoon characters it would fall flat. This format is disingenuous and doesn't hold up without making it seem like celebrities said it.
I don't really understand why it needs to be in Xitter format aside from creating initial confusion. Using a picture+speechbubble format with Gates and Torvalds has 99% of the same energy, minus the misdirection. It's not like Torvalds has used Xitter in the last decade.
I'm old, too. Give it a year (basically just blink in old man time) and there will be something totally new and horrifying to annoy you.
Nobody: Me: This
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Initially, I had the same thought. However, given that it was clearly fake and meant to be humorous without causing any harm, I believe it's acceptable.
Torvalds bantering with Gates is straight weird.
Wasn't very obvious to me and I had to check the comments. Maybe you could just put a disclaimer in description if not the title?
You are right. Done!
The same as "text message screenshot jokes" were all the rage a couple years ago
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