My summary when I think of Twitter and 90% of its users [think
impersonal, if ur mah friend ur kewl must be 1/10 shooting star ;D]:
News / Famous people / "Famous people" / News about famous people /
Buildings, just the buildings (no people) / Places I don't go /
Organizations I don't actively support / GOOD MORNING OH HI LOOKATME
LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME
LOOKATME LOOKATME #ImOnTwitter #bored #SpendAllMyTimeOnElectronicDevicesBeingSocialButSocialIsInAirQuotes
My summary of most Facebook users' experience:
+What they think, "Time to go and find some new information about the world and all of my friends in it!"
+What they do--skim headlines, look at a (minority) of people's
activities that are more fun (than being on facebook) and feel envious,
and OH A PICTURE OF A DOGGIE.
That said, I don't mind social
media, despite the daily droll most people put themselves through on
such sites, I think they have an over-arching power to raise awareness
and unite opinions through linking the masses on issues of importance.
We have access to more accurate information than ever before, even if
our political systems can't keep up with how quickly our values and
beliefs are evolving into a well-tempered, active thinking community.
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