Why would anyone Twitter? It’s an invention that’s already been invented. It’s like one little aspect of Facebook, the comment space, without the other aspects.
But it makes people feel connected. It feels good to be part of the online community. And it’s another group of friends. A group you’ve never met and probably won’t meet, but you still know them.
And depending on how much they lied, you may know them very well.
I don’t understand our need to be connected. But it is there. I have no idea why. But people like to be a part of something. Usually something bigger than ourselves.
That’s why most people play sports. To be part of a team. part of something bigger than themselves.
That’s why we join clubs and churches. That’s why we joined Twitter. It’s another group. Another team.
People feel good when they feel like, as part of the team, they helped someone in Iran to get their message out, or followed Nick Barnett to help him raise money for charity.
So join the Twitter team. It’s fun and often interesting. It’s a look into people’s lives you can’t get unless you actually hang out with them (the internet is taking the place of actual human interaction.) But that’s ok. Because even though we aren’t connected, we really are.
Follow me on twitter. www.twitter.com/jacob_dunn
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