Ya know, it’s such a cathartic moment.
Whenever something peeves you, irks you, rubs you the wrong way, you briskly pull out your phone and draft the tweet. The 140-character bombshell that’s going to make the whole world stop right in its tracks and join you in your disapproval. Ok, maybe not, but at least you get the thought out of your system thanks to Twitter.
And for tech cofounder Mike Krupit, Twitter is the ideal channel for those times when customer service goes to hell in a handbasket. But it’s also a space Krupit uses to air grievances on things like the weather at the shore, public transit or The Dairy Lobby (which is apparently a very real thing).
“I spend far less time on Twitter (and am on Facebook more), usually while commuting (hence the perception of a bias against SEPTA),” Krupit told Technical.ly. “I find that it’s best used for my brain farts, knowing that far fewer people will ever see what I share. Personally and professionally, it lets people get to know me a bit more authentically.”
Krupit, the founder of coaching startup Trajectify, has been candid before on somewhat awkward topics like failure. And since he took this article on good spirits, here’s a roundup of our favorite Twitter complaints by Mike Krupit:
The one with The Dairy Lobby
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/862264844690616324
The one with the loud coworking space
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/857312511284183041
The one with the kids on the train
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/867364158668460032
The one with the SEPTA ticket
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/850437985657073666
The one with the accurate Gotye prediction
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/203881088765005825
The one with the long rental car agreement
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/626557540994658304
The one with Twitter’s verification process
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/781111702272221184
(Reporter’s note: cosign.)
The one with the vegan tuna (Toona)
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/773873211532533760
The one with the Pokemon Go! servers
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/754316724917432320
The one with Forbes articles
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/672806583487873024
Bonus: while you may think it’s all complaints, Krupit — an ardent vegan — also delights followers with his vegetable intake. Here are some of our faves:
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/793435391080730624
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/648322986982907904
https://twitter.com/mkrupit/status/630439682636169216
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