“Hello Twitter, my old friend. I’ve come to waste my time again”

“Hello darkness, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again” are the famous opening lines to the song “The Sound of SIlence” (1964) by Simon & Garfunkel. Parodies of this have been made about social media.
 
“hello Twitter, my old friend, Ive come to talk with you again. I hope” was posted on X/Twitter by Lisa Berger on June 11, 2009. “Hello Twitter my old friend. I’ve come to tweet with you again!” was posted on X/Twitter by Graham & Vicky on August 12, 2010. “🎶 hello Bluesky my old friend…it seems that Twitter’s broke again 🎶” was posted on Bluesky by Christopher Coffman on October 11, 2023. “Hello Bluesky my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again” was posted on Bluesky by Theresa Davis on October 17, 2024. “Hello Facebook, my old friend. I’ve come to scroll through you again…” was posted on Facebook by Marcus Turner on January 19, 2025. “Hello Facebook my old friend. I’ve come to post on you again” was posted on Facebook by Thomas Clinton on June 9, 2025. “Hello Twitter my old friend, I’ve come to waste my time again” was posted on X/Twitter by Not Today Eric on APril 22, 2026.
 
 
Wikipedia: X (socail network)
X, formerly known as Twitter, is an American microblogging and social networking service, headquartered in Bastrop, Texas. It is one of the world’s largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites.
 
Wikipedia: The Sound of Silence
“The Sound of Silence” (originally “The Sounds of Silence”) is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo’s studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia’s 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., released that October to disappointing sales. An overdubbed electric remix was released the following year and went to number one on the Billboard singles chart.
   
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence (Audio)
Simon & Garfunkel
Mar 26, 2013 #SoundsOfSilence #SimonAndGarfunkel #HelloDarknessMyOldFriend
“The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel
Lyrics:
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence ...
 
X/Twitter
Lisa Berger
@halvmupp
hello Twitter, my old friend, Ive come to talk with you again. I hope.
9:28 AM · Jun 11, 2009
 
X/Twitter
Graham & Vicky
@Chesterfields_
Hello Twitter my old friend. I’ve come to tweet with you again!
11:23 AM · Aug 12, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Jay Biggs
@BiggsyJay
Hello twitter my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping
5:04 PM · Sep 4, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Angela Daniels
@AngParentsCom
Hello Twitter my old friend, I’ve come to tweet with you again… (everybody sing!)
7:48 AM · Sep 22, 2010
 
X/Twitter
FarmBeCursed🐺💀
@Count_Trarian
Hello twitter my old friend
Ive come to type to you again
Because the vision of deep trending
Left its tag well i was tweeting
But these hastags
Planted clearly in my feed
I concede
And retweet
Amongst the posts
Of twitter
7:57 PM · Aug 1, 2019
 
Facebook
Reno Goodale
July 22, 2022 at 9:33 AM ·
Hello Facebook, my old friend. I’ve come to scroll down you again…
   
Bluesky
Zoé, Quillbearer👩‍🦯🏳‍🌈
‪@scaerietale.bsky.social‬
Hello Bluesky my old friend
I’ve come to shitpost here again
Because it’s just too hot to touch grass
And I don’t feel like attending a class
And the people here are fun and beautiful
Never dull
I live here now,
Another doll
Of Bluesky
3:34 PM · Jul 26, 2023
 
Bluesky
Christopher Coffman
‪@coffmanesq.bsky.social‬
🎶 hello Bluesky my old friend…it seems that Twitter’s broke again 🎶
6:50 PM · Oct 11, 2023
 
X/Twitter
Not Today Eric
@NotTodayEric
Hello Twitter my old friend. I’m here to waste time, once again.
9:09 AM · Jan 19, 2024
 
Bluesky
Theresa Davis
‪@helresa.bsky.social‬
Hello Bluesky my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again
5:40 PM · Oct 17, 2024
 
Facebook
Marcus Turner
January 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM ·
Hello Facebook, my old friend.
I’ve come to scroll through you again…
 
Facebook
Miles Vorkosigan
March 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hello FaceBook, my old friend
I’ve come to rant at you again
And post some new memes about Nottaway
And complain about all the AI
Between comments on grammatical mistakes
And wrecked cakes
Among the fails—of Facebook
 
Each night I’d log on to unwind
Sharing every link I’d find
On a binge that was not ended
Till the day that I was unfriended
And the LOLcats, and the jokes from George Takei
Went away
To join the fails—of Facebook
 
Fools, said I! You’ll never know
My recipe for sourdough
Or of this jerk from Tallahassee—
(All together: One-two-three—CLASSY!)
And I took out everyone who disagreed
From my feed
To join the fails—of Facebook
 
Facebook
Thomas Clinton
June 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM ·
Hello Facebook my old friend.
I’ve come to post on you again.
 
X/Twitter
Not Today Eric
@NotTodayEric
Hello Twitter my old friend. I’m here to waste my time, again.
5:05 PM · Jun 10, 2025
 
X/Twitter
Not Today Eric
@NotTodayEric
Hello Twitter my old friend,
I’ve come to waste my time again.
Last edited 9:33 PM · Apr 22, 2026