{"id":1476,"date":"2019-03-09T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T19:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2019-03-09T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T19:05:07","slug":"what-twitterers-are-giving-up-for-lent-2019-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/2019\/03\/what-twitterers-are-giving-up-for-lent-2019-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"What Twitterers Are Giving up for Lent (2019 Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Social<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year social networking topped the list, as it did last year, followed by alcohol, Twitter, chocolate, and, ironically, Lent. Swearing fell to #7 this year from #5 last year. With the absence of a major political or social event, 2019 was a fairly typical year for what people said they would give up for Lent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, 44,291 tweets (excluding retweets) specifically mentioned giving up something, up from last year\u2019s 29,609. In all, this year’s analysis covers 491,069 tweets, up from 427,810 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plastic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Giving up plastic has become increasingly popular<\/a> in the past two years. In all, 464 tweets this year mentioned plastic of some sort, which would almost bring it into the top ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Over<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Brexit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The one major political event occurring over Ash Wednesday involved the ongoing Brexit debate. When British Prime Minister Theresa May accepted a suggestion that British lawmakers give up the EU for Lent<\/a>, it led others to tweet the opposite:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweets<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Depression and Anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It was a banner year for those who said they were giving up both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweets<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Winter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tweets about cold weather were up this year, as they are cyclically depending on the severity of winter weather:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweets<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gossip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pope Francis this year suggested giving up gossip for Lent<\/a>, leading to an increase in the number of tweets about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tweets<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Relationships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even though last year Ash Wednesday fell on Valentine’s Day, this year the percentage of people saying they were going to give up a significant other rose: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fast Food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chick-fil-A finally surpassed McDonald’s this year, and Chipotle continues its decline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Taco<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other Updates from Last Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hot Cheetos<\/a> finally declined. Smoking and Juuling<\/a> both rose. Tide Pods<\/a> look to be a one-year phenomenon, along with Fortnite<\/a>. Snapchat<\/a> dropped off a cliff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 100 Things Twitterers Gave Up for Lent in 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1.<\/td>Social networking<\/a><\/td>1,529<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>Alcohol<\/a><\/td>1,498<\/td>+1<\/td><\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>Twitter<\/a><\/td>1,409<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>Chocolate<\/a><\/td>818<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>Lent<\/a><\/td>770<\/td>+6<\/td><\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>Meat<\/a><\/td>684<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>Swearing<\/a><\/td>606<\/td>-2<\/td><\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>Coffee<\/a><\/td>563<\/td>+1<\/td><\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>Soda<\/a><\/td>561<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>Sex<\/a><\/td>511<\/td>+3<\/td><\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>Fast food<\/a><\/td>473<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>Sweets<\/a><\/td>460<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>School<\/a><\/td>414<\/td>+2<\/td><\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>Men<\/a><\/td>374<\/td>+6<\/td><\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>Work<\/a><\/td>367<\/td>+11<\/td><\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>College<\/a><\/td>346<\/td>+9<\/td><\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>Religion<\/a><\/td>346<\/td>+15<\/td><\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>Bread<\/a><\/td>336<\/td>-4<\/td><\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>You<\/a><\/td>327<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>Plastic<\/a><\/td>312<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>Sugar<\/a><\/td>294<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>Catholicism<\/a><\/td>290<\/td>+15<\/td><\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>Giving up things<\/a><\/td>289<\/td>+10<\/td><\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>Beer<\/a><\/td>274<\/td>-6<\/td><\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>Chips<\/a><\/td>269<\/td>-9<\/td><\/tr>\n
26.<\/td>Life<\/a><\/td>258<\/td>+3<\/td><\/tr>\n
27.<\/td>Facebook<\/a><\/td>227<\/td>-15<\/td><\/tr>\n
28.<\/td>Marijuana<\/a><\/td>224<\/td>+3<\/td><\/tr>\n
29.<\/td>Brexit<\/a><\/td>212<\/td>+47<\/td><\/tr>\n
30.<\/td>Boys<\/a><\/td>204<\/td>-8<\/td><\/tr>\n
31.<\/td>Instagram<\/a><\/td>195<\/td>-4<\/td><\/tr>\n
32.<\/td>Virginity<\/a><\/td>187<\/td>+28<\/td><\/tr>\n
33.<\/td>Smoking<\/a><\/td>175<\/td>+7<\/td><\/tr>\n
34.<\/td>Candy<\/a><\/td>161<\/td>-11<\/td><\/tr>\n
35.<\/td>Starbucks<\/a><\/td>144<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
36.<\/td>Junk food<\/a><\/td>138<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>\n
37.<\/td>Hope<\/a><\/td>128<\/td>+22<\/td><\/tr>\n
38.<\/td>Homework<\/a><\/td>128<\/td>+8<\/td><\/tr>\n
39.<\/td>Rice<\/a><\/td>127<\/td>+8<\/td><\/tr>\n
40.<\/td>Breathing<\/a><\/td>125<\/td>+32<\/td><\/tr>\n
41.<\/td>Cheese<\/a><\/td>122<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
42.<\/td>Donald Trump<\/a><\/td>122<\/td>+18<\/td><\/tr>\n
43.<\/td>Red meat<\/a><\/td>121<\/td>-8<\/td><\/tr>\n
44.<\/td>Lying<\/a><\/td>118<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
45.<\/td>Food<\/a><\/td>113<\/td>+24<\/td><\/tr>\n
46.<\/td>Wine<\/a><\/td>111<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
47.<\/td>Carbs<\/a><\/td>111<\/td>-6<\/td><\/tr>\n
48.<\/td>Winter<\/a><\/td>110<\/td>+48<\/td><\/tr>\n
49.<\/td>Fried food<\/a><\/td>109<\/td>+1<\/td><\/tr>\n
50.<\/td>Masturbation<\/a><\/td>109<\/td>+6<\/td><\/tr>\n
51.<\/td>Gossip<\/a><\/td>108<\/td>+41<\/td><\/tr>\n
52.<\/td>Depression<\/a><\/td>105<\/td>+26<\/td><\/tr>\n
53.<\/td>Anxiety<\/a><\/td>103<\/td>+30<\/td><\/tr>\n
54.<\/td>Ice cream<\/a><\/td>103<\/td>-4<\/td><\/tr>\n
55.<\/td>My job<\/a><\/td>103<\/td>+26<\/td><\/tr>\n
56.<\/td>Him<\/a><\/td>98<\/td>+10<\/td><\/tr>\n
57.<\/td>Cookies<\/a><\/td>98<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
58.<\/td>Pizza<\/a><\/td>96<\/td>-20<\/td><\/tr>\n
59.<\/td>People<\/a><\/td>94<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
60.<\/td>Dairy<\/a><\/td>94<\/td>-15<\/td><\/tr>\n
61.<\/td>Booze<\/a><\/td>92<\/td>-13<\/td><\/tr>\n
62.<\/td>Procrastination<\/a><\/td>91<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>\n
63.<\/td>Single use plastic<\/a><\/td>84<\/td>-10<\/td><\/tr>\n
64.<\/td>Eating out<\/a><\/td>84<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n
65.<\/td>Liquor<\/a><\/td>81<\/td>-7<\/td><\/tr>\n
66.<\/td>Juuling<\/a><\/td>80<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
67.<\/td>Boba<\/a><\/td>79<\/td>+4<\/td><\/tr>\n
68.<\/td>Christianity<\/a><\/td>76<\/td>+15<\/td><\/tr>\n
69.<\/td>Takeout<\/a><\/td>75<\/td>-10<\/td><\/tr>\n
70.<\/td>Caffeine<\/a><\/td>75<\/td>-15<\/td><\/tr>\n
71.<\/td>Shopping<\/a><\/td>74<\/td>-17<\/td><\/tr>\n
72.<\/td>Negativity<\/a><\/td>73<\/td>-46<\/td><\/tr>\n
73.<\/td>My will to live<\/a><\/td>69<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
74.<\/td>Sobriety<\/a><\/td>68<\/td>-16<\/td><\/tr>\n
75.<\/td>Online shopping<\/a><\/td>66<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
76.<\/td>Bills<\/a><\/td>64<\/td>+19<\/td><\/tr>\n
77.<\/td>French fries<\/a><\/td>64<\/td>-16<\/td><\/tr>\n
78.<\/td>Lint<\/a><\/td>63<\/td>+6<\/td><\/tr>\n
79.<\/td>Chick Fil A<\/a><\/td>61<\/td>-16<\/td><\/tr>\n
80.<\/td>Complaining<\/a><\/td>61<\/td>-29<\/td><\/tr>\n
81.<\/td>Sleep<\/a><\/td>61<\/td>-11<\/td><\/tr>\n
82.<\/td>Desserts<\/a><\/td>60<\/td>-15<\/td><\/tr>\n
83.<\/td>Church<\/a><\/td>60<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr>\n
84.<\/td>Coke<\/a><\/td>59<\/td>-16<\/td><\/tr>\n
85.<\/td>Pussy<\/a><\/td>59<\/td>-6<\/td><\/tr>\n
86.<\/td>Hot Cheetos<\/a><\/td>56<\/td>-25<\/td><\/tr>\n
87.<\/td>Netflix<\/a><\/td>55<\/td>-25<\/td><\/tr>\n
88.<\/td>God<\/a><\/td>54<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>\n
89.<\/td>Porn<\/a><\/td>53<\/td>-24<\/td><\/tr>\n
90.<\/td>Snapchat<\/a><\/td>50<\/td>-73<\/td><\/tr>\n
91.<\/td>Stress<\/a><\/td>50<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>\n
92.<\/td>Oxygen<\/a><\/td>50<\/td>+4<\/td><\/tr>\n
93.<\/td>Spending<\/a><\/td>50<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>\n
94.<\/td>Pancakes<\/a><\/td>46<\/td>-21<\/td><\/tr>\n
95.<\/td>Crying<\/a><\/td>46<\/td>-1<\/td><\/tr>\n
96.<\/td>Diet coke<\/a><\/td>46<\/td>-19<\/td><\/tr>\n
97.<\/td>Juice<\/a><\/td>45<\/td>-15<\/td><\/tr>\n
98.<\/td>Chicken<\/a><\/td>44<\/td>-19<\/td><\/tr>\n
99.<\/td>Cheating<\/a><\/td>43<\/td>-19<\/td><\/tr>\n
100.<\/td>F***boys<\/a><\/td>43<\/td>-43<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Top Categories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year, the top celebrity was BTS<\/a>, a Korean boy band \/ all-consuming lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.<\/td>food<\/td>8,004<\/td><\/tr>
2.<\/td>technology<\/td>3,688<\/td><\/tr>
3.<\/td>habits<\/td>2,963<\/td><\/tr>
4.<\/td>smoking\/drugs\/alcohol<\/td>2,820<\/td><\/tr>
5.<\/td>irony<\/td>2,097<\/td><\/tr>
6.<\/td>relationship<\/td>1,800<\/td><\/tr>
7.<\/td>school\/work<\/td>1,490<\/td><\/tr>
8.<\/td>sex<\/td>1,164<\/td><\/tr>
9.<\/td>religion<\/td>1,016<\/td><\/tr>
10.<\/td>politics<\/td>440<\/td><\/tr>
11.<\/td>generic<\/td>427<\/td><\/tr>
12.<\/td>money<\/td>353<\/td><\/tr>
13.<\/td>health\/hygiene<\/td>348<\/td><\/tr>
14.<\/td>entertainment<\/td>224<\/td><\/tr>
15.<\/td>shopping<\/td>182<\/td><\/tr>
16.<\/td>weather<\/td>171<\/td><\/tr>
17.<\/td>sports<\/td>165<\/td><\/tr>
18.<\/td>possessions<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
19.<\/td>celebrity<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
20.<\/td>clothes<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Media Coverage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Lent Tracker received some media attention this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n