TFLN+(ele)

**History**
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**Opinion**
Next to [|Stumble], I would have to say “[|Texts From Last Night]” is my most guilty online procrastination tool. With absolutely no redeeming academic or communicative qualities, TFLN is simply a venue for absurd, comical and sometimes disgusting “real-life” texts. Submitted by either the sender or the recipient, conversations are sent in with area codes as a vague validation of truth. As the website has gained popularity and somewhat mass appeal, the site has shown obvious trends in chosen content. Because not all submitted texts are displayed, someone on the other side of all these wireless messages is deciding the precise direction of the sites humor. Nearly all messages are related to alcohol and/or drugs, while about fifty percent contain implied or blatant sexual behavior. With the similarity of so many posts, I have to wonder how authentic the process has become. Are people sending texts in hopes of getting an anonymous post on a random website? Is someone modifying the content to force a specific mold? It might seem a bit far-fetched, but having personally engaged in many seemingly TFLN-worthy conversations, its interesting to wonder what makes the cut and why. Friends have actually told me that they posted our words to the website with an indicative (971) area code, but as I have yet to see anything identifiably mine, guess I’ll have to keep reading.

**Future Trends?**
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