Why do we always feel the urge to share every single thought that pops into our heads? I get it, it’s the 21st century, the era of Facebook , Twitter, blogs etc… But you know what’s not from the 21st century and should be? Keeping some thoughts to yourself.
Somewhere along the way we started thinking “hey, I’m going to tell people I feel like having a sandwich.” Obviously, it’s not everyone who does this, but some feel the need to update us on what they’re doing every five minutes of their day. I guess that’s my problem with the whole situation. I understand wanting to share an experience or something funny you heard, but I can’t really relate to wanting to tell everyone everything. The whole to Tweet or not to Tweet argument is discussed incessantly by people who vow never to have Twitter account, and it’s actually becoming somewhat of a cliché. Some people love to hate it.
I know whoever is reading this is thinking, “Don’t you have Facebook AND Twitter?” Yes, I do. I use both pretty often, and although I like Twitter, I am nothing compared to those whose Twitter addiction matches that of a crystal meth addict.
And I know I’m part of the system. However, I consider myself to be relatively cultured and I guess, somewhat funny. Sometimes I’ll write something that I came up with, maybe a "Seinfeldesque" observation, or a favorite movie or music quote, but I always try to keep it interesting or else I really don’t see the point. We all try to come up with some witty to say, which is understandable, but it's getting out of control.
And trust me, I do see the irony. Here I am, bitching how people ramble on about every single detail about their lives, while doing the same exact thing on a blog. In a way, the reason I’m writing this is similar to the same concept Twitter is based on... "what’s on your mind.”
I like the idea of Twitter and I check it quite often. I guess in the end I don’t even have a problem with it; I’m just trying to understand why we do this. Since you can tweet from your phone, I’m pretty sure the addicts immediately post every time they think of something to say, even if it’s, “good work today, @whatever.” Back in the day, @whatever would’ve received that complement in person, which seems more satisfying. Why do we do this? I don’t know. You tell me, just not through Twitter. J
