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by srfvtgb 1565 days ago
Why is that tweet is just a screenshot of another tweet?
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groby_b 1565 days ago
Because the person tweeting it doesn't want to invest in creating content, and doesn't want to give traffic to the original poster.
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NetOpWibby 1565 days ago
I hate that shit so I tracked down the original (live) tweet and responded to him with it.

> Why quote tweet a screenshot of a tweet instead of the live tweet? https://twitter.com/envinyon/status/1499446300428881925

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NetOpWibby 1565 days ago
Found the live tweet, I never give tweet thieves vanity metrics.

https://twitter.com/envinyon/status/1499446300428881925

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Humdeee 1565 days ago
It's showing an in-game mountable horse that is called "Torrent", which when searched upon, is also what someone who wants to torrent the game in the context of piracy.
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