I follow Kurt's 1000 Awesome Things on Twitter, for good reason: they often make me smile. Warm fuzzies ensue.
But it dawned on me that the awesome things are all biased toward feel-good items that make reasonably normal people smile.
So what if you're an ass?
Would, say, Niccolo Machiavelli think the same things are awesome that you or I or 1000 Awesome Things would?
I don't think so.
So I created my own hashtag: #MachiavellianAwesome. Some highlights include:
Respectfully, I remain,
Boudreau Freret
But it dawned on me that the awesome things are all biased toward feel-good items that make reasonably normal people smile.
So what if you're an ass?
Would, say, Niccolo Machiavelli think the same things are awesome that you or I or 1000 Awesome Things would?
I don't think so.
So I created my own hashtag: #MachiavellianAwesome. Some highlights include:
- Being armed before all else.
- Conferring benefits gradually, so they will taste better.
- Doing injury to a man so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
- Deceiving the deceiver.
- Being feared rather than being loved.
- Having legitimate reasons to break ones promise.
Respectfully, I remain,
Boudreau Freret



6 comments:
Great view/idea about Twitter. I love The Prince. I can never find anyone to talk about him with. I am a single mom who tries to make money with modeling and affiliate marketing, so it is always interesting. Thanks for the post and the hashtag. I will check it out.
Dude, it's never a good thing when the comments are funnier than the posts.
LOL Uhhh Umm... Ahem... I think that might backfire. Just saying. ~EJ
Lol. Wonderful.
This. Is. Awesome.
I'm totally using this list. Watch out, holidays.
[heh]
Your blog rocks.
:-D Anna
Thank you all!
(Sadly, the hashtag hasn't taken off yet... but I'm still using it!)
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