This does not happen for any public Twitter figure or any other topic that I have seen. It is specific to Glenn and his cult following. But it kept nagging at me, I’ve seen this before, and then I figured it out. Rush Limbaugh and his dittoheads! The inescapable conclusion is clear: Glenn Greenwald is Rush Limbaugh for our time. Strap in, it’s going to be quite a ride.
8/Followup: I am reliably informed by Twitter commenters that the same thing happens with Sarah Palin and Justin Bieber.
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Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) March 03, 2014
@pmarca Now I picture Sarah Palin, Justin Bieber, Glenn Greenwald, and Rush Limbaugh in a band called "Perfect Exponential Decay Curve"
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Carlos Cardona (@cgcardona) March 03, 2014
9/Followup: I am also reliably informed that the same thing happens with Michelle Malkin and Beyonce. Hmmm. Some kind of pattern here!
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Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) March 03, 2014
10/Followup: I am further reliably informed that Palin, Bieber, Malkin, Beyonce, and Greenwald sounds like a barely reputable law firm.
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Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) March 03, 2014
Source: Tweets – 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10