This Twitter thing seems to be the up and coming "thing" for the younger generation. I watched the video on Twitter and realized that I probably won't make use of Twitter unless my children get into using it. The presenter in the video spent 3-4 hours a day at Twitter! I haven't got that kind of time and I really value personal relationships.
Today, I read an article in our local newspaper about Twitter. (I hadn't even heard of it before starting "More Things" but now I hear it mentioned regularly.) The author of the article is of the mindset that mostly the very young use Twitter (under age 20). It is a place to express your moment to moment thoughts and young people like to do that. At my age, I don't feel the need to express every little thing I am doing during the day or every thought I have as the day wears on.
I wonder what these types of socializing will do to our young people over time? Will all the social graces and virtues be lost forever? It seems there is almost no personal commitment or personal contact. Sociologist, Karen Sternheimer says, "It allows people to maintain the most superficial of relationships without any kind of investment." Yikes!
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