Seven levels of recursion on politics Twitter (0/7)
Step 1: Oh, the government has said it will break the law. That's bad, I should tweet about that. (1/7)
Step 2: Oh, they said they'd break the law in a "specific and limited way". That's funny, I should tweet about that.
Step 3: Oh, lots of people are making funny tweets like that. I shouldn't tweet that.
Step 4: Instead, I should tweet about the disconnect between things that happen on Twitter and "the real world"
Step 5: Oh, but that implies that if it doesn't move public opinion it doesn't matter. I should tweet to say it does matter, regardless of whether people have strong reactions
Step 6: Huh, maybe that will come across as a bit po-faced. This is Twitter, after all...
Step 7: [delete draft tweet]
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