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by Jonas Polsky

I’m not that popular on Twitter. I know that, and that’s fine. That being said, if I get 9+ stars for a tweet, it’s a big deal. I’m not a personality, I don’t share anything about my life. I’m in it purely to get laughs. Each star represents a laugh. If I post a tweet that…

I agree that the feedback Favstar supplies has been an addictive and invaluable pleasure, and something I never would’ve imagined I’d receive in a million years. Unfortunately, it’s not always a particularly reliable gauge as to what’s funny and what’s not funny.

I’ve made strides to ween myself from the site over the past few months; I’ve removed the link from my profile, I almost never look at the leaderboard anymore, and I’m a lot less conscious about deleting my own tweets simply because they’ve performed poorly.

There seems to be so many people who seem more interested in using it more as a bartering system than as a genuine way to provide feedback. But I suppose the system could never be perfect.

Twitter/Favstar is pure, unmitigated ego.. Who doesn’t enjoy having their ego rubbed? And who doesn’t occasionally feel burned and bruised when it’s not?