Are You A @Humblebrag on Twitter?

There’s something about your friend’s behavior online lately that irks you: relentless bragging. You’ve even called them on it and they’re like “What? I’m just sharing important life moments with you. And you should be happy for me regardless – don’t hate!”

Enter @Humblebrag – the Twitter account that retweets those not-so-humble brags. Don’t you love those kind of accounts?

What is a humblebrag, specifically? Here are some examples that will clear up any confusion:

Sharing great news is one thing, but disguising it as some kind of wry, exasperated or what have you observation is pretty annoying when done repeatedly.

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