A Load of Twitter — Read It And Tweep
Posted by andreaitis on February 22, 2009
“We are the most narcissistic age ever,” agrees Dr David Lewis, a cognitive neuropsychologist and director of research based at the University of Sussex. “Using Twitter suggests a level of insecurity whereby, unless people recognise you, you cease to exist. It may stave off insecurity in the short term, but it won’t cure it.”
“Receiving a tweet is like a friend whispering something in your ear,” says de Botton. “We all want people to whisper secret messages to us. Children like to play ‘I have a secret to tell you’. It’s great fun, but what they say is often not very important.”
Whatever. I’d just like to globally decimate the word ‘tweet’ and replace it with something less tweety. Who’s with me?
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Diane Dimond said
I don’t give a rat’s tweet about Twitter.
We have so marginalized the English language that I REFUSE to become a Twitting, Tweeter, Twit.
Facebook, Linked In, My own web site, True Slant, Aol, Verizon.net – thats enough for me, thanks.
Besides being bound by the short Twitter sized message is KILLING participants spelling ability!
Join with me and say NO to TWITTER!