I’m not really adding anything new to the conversation here, but I can’t see myself or anyone I respect, Twittering in a couple of years from now.
First of all, how long can an ecosystem support that amount of spam and narcissism? At some point, I think the emotionally mature will abandon that environment for something a little more authentic. Or maybe not. Personally, it seems hard to maintain.
Of course, there are those that say it’s a great source of timely information. Which may be true. I can’t help but wonder though, why do we put our trust in the mob (crowd, masses, etc). Just because it shows up on Twitter doesn’t mean it’s important OR true. Not even if it gets retwated 1000 times. How many celebrities have died and then not died and then had a death do-over on Twitter thus far? It tiers me out.
It’s a lot like Macaulay Culkin; entertaining in the early 90s… and then you realize you’re not 12 anymore, and neither is he, and you just want it all to stop… before you hurt someone.
The Fail Whale is Coming
I’m not really adding anything new to the conversation here, but I can’t see myself or anyone I respect, Twittering in a couple of years from now.
First of all, how long can an ecosystem support that amount of spam and narcissism? At some point, I think the emotionally mature will abandon that environment for something a little more authentic. Or maybe not. Personally, it seems hard to maintain.
Of course, there are those that say it’s a great source of timely information. Which may be true. I can’t help but wonder though, why do we put our trust in the mob (crowd, masses, etc). Just because it shows up on Twitter doesn’t mean it’s important OR true. Not even if it gets retwated 1000 times. How many celebrities have died and then not died and then had a death do-over on Twitter thus far? It tiers me out.
It’s a lot like Macaulay Culkin; entertaining in the early 90s… and then you realize you’re not 12 anymore, and neither is he, and you just want it all to stop… before you hurt someone.
Until the Fail Whale eats us all: @kedrhodes