2022 was actually…a yr for Twitter. It’s onerous to name it a “good” yr for the location, contemplating the rumors about Elon Musk shopping for Twitter gave the impression of a nasty joke after which finally turned a horrifying actuality. That actuality has led us to a spot the place Twitter may now permit 1,000 character posts which might be rampant with hate speech and COVID misinformation whereas telling us that every thing is ok in firm communications.
Oh, and there is the half about how Musk thinks it’s a good suggestion to let all the worst individuals on this planet again on the location. Let’s not depart that out.
Twitter has launched a bunch of spin about its ongoing Elon Musk-led rubbish hearth
Nonetheless, despite the fact that Twitter is ending 2022 in a considerably worse place than it was initially of the yr, there was nonetheless loads to have fun. For essentially the most half, 2022 was the final “regular” yr on Twitter and that entailed a complete lot of unimaginable memes, large cultural moments, and simply good old style gags, riffs, and japes.
It’s not potential to suit every thing into one article, however listed here are just some of our favourite Twitter bits from the final yr earlier than issues acquired completely uncontrolled.
The slap heard ‘around the world
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars. You will have heard about it. It dominated the information cycle in a means that nothing on the Oscars has in a protracted, very long time. Hollywood’s response was outsized, as Smith was banned from the occasion for 10 years. The incident even prompted author and director Judd Apatow to tweet (after which delete) that Smith might’ve killed Rock. Apatow apparently wasn’t joking. The entire thing was sort of ridiculous.
Naturally, it made for nice Twitter fodder.
Critically, it’s against the law Conan didn’t have a community discuss present for this.
That is only a enjoyable factor to think about.
And right here’s Andrew Garfield, paying as a lot consideration to the Oscars as all of us did.
Belief me, I’m not anxious
Keep in mind the film Don’t Fear, Darling? I’m going to guess you in all probability don’t. The Harry Kinds automobile didn’t overview particularly effectively and the principle response most needed to the film itself was that the previous boybander ought to in all probability follow pop stardom as an alternative of appearing.
However we’re not right here to speak concerning the film. We’re right here to speak about every thing round the film.
Olivia Wilde’s sophomore effort as a director garnered a metric buttload of consideration main as much as its launch due to a bevy of on-and-off-set drama. Shia LaBeouf was in it, then he wasn’t. Wilde condescendingly known as star Florence Pugh “Miss Flo” in a leaked video asking LaBeouf to come back again. Pugh, seemingly in retaliation, was then considerably disruptive throughout the film’s press tour in a means that made her appear actually cool.
All in all, Don’t Fear, Darling gave us one of the best sort of conspiracy-mongering: completely innocent and silly, however very humorous. And that was earlier than all of us spent every week considering Harry Kinds spit on Chris Pine!
Bravo to everybody concerned right here. You probably did every thing besides make a great film.
Adam Levine…hoo boy
Generally movie star drama is basically humorous. This isn’t a kind of instances.
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine acquired entangled in some relationship drama earlier this yr, however we don’t want to fret concerning the specifics as a result of we’re right here for jokes. All you actually must know is that a few of Levine’s DMs acquired leaked and, effectively, perhaps he ought to follow songwriting.
As you’d anticipate, this led to loads of Twitter riffs. Take some embarrassing sexts and transpose them onto different photos and also you’ve acquired basic memes.
Critically, the jokes write themselves.
Zoomers gained’t get the subsequent one.
Taking impersonation to a brand new stage
This one is barely dishonest as a result of, whereas we’re right here to have fun non-Musk Twitter, these subsequent few tweets got here as a direct results of Musk’s possession.
When he briefly let individuals spend $8/month to get a blue checkmark on their profiles, Musk (both as a result of he didn’t give it some thought or didn’t care) allowed individuals to impersonate massive manufacturers, usually to hilarious impact.
The one the place somebody impersonated pharmaceutical model Eli Lilly and proclaimed that insulin could be free going ahead arguably made essentially the most waves on Twitter, however there have been so many extra.
A lot of them turned overt political statements, however a few of them have been simply goofy.
If solely anybody might have seen this coming.
And all the remainder
Final however actually not least, there have been a number of tweets that didn’t match into any explicit pattern or class except for simply being actually humorous.
First up is that this one from ESPN character Stephen A. Smith, who has made a profession out of trolling Dallas Cowboys followers. When the Cowboys misplaced within the playoffs final January, Smith posted a video that opens with the best digital camera pan we have ever seen.
Elon Musk says Apple by no means thought-about eradicating Twitter from App Retailer
Subsequent up is a really humorous, loving, and scarily correct tribute to Outkast.
And at last, a video recording of one of the vital vital moments in American historical past.
Let’s hope Twitter lasts lengthy sufficient to reward us with a 2023 yr in overview. If not, effectively, we’ll all know why.
