Too easy
[This is a follow up on my "I don't get Twitter" posts - the first two are here and here.]
Hugh MacLeod over at Gaping Void (who I used as an example in the second post of why some people may find Twitter useful) deleted his Twitter account, and here's why:
It's no big deal. I liked Twitter. But I found it too easy.I think my time would be better spent drawing cartoons and writing books.
I am suspicious of just linking to stuff I agree with as proof of my point, but that makes sense to me. There are lots of things in life worth doing that can be corrupted if we take the "too easy" path. One cool thing I've noticed about blogging is that people get better at writing as they go...Well, those who have something to say, care about quality and post regularly (read as, "Have a blog worth reading"), anyway. I can see how Twitter would undermine that.
I started reading Hugh's blog because I like his cartoons. I stay because even though I am not that interested in marketing he writes well and I enjoy his take on things. I'm even intrigued about west Texas now, thanks to him. Go check out Gaping Void.
4 comments:
Jim,
Oh Jim, Oh Jim - if you ever get a chance go to Alpine when they have their annual Balloon Festival. Last time I went it hadn't become to over-commercialized like Albuquequer.. The one in New Mexico.
Yeah, I get excited about West Texas too. Great place to tour.
I don't, however, have a clue about the main topic of your blog entry though or understand this guy's blog. But the cartoons are funny.
-Sam
I don't get Twitter either.
I haven't bothered using Twitter. I can't keep up with all of the social networking sites either. Even blogging makes me procrastinate sometimes from other writing that I want to do but which is harder for me.
Sam,
I think you'd understand this. It's definitely worth the read. I just re-read it today and am thinking of blogging about it, even if it is four years old (a century in blog years).
CH,
Good post! I was a sigop on a BBS. The first "computer" I ever touched was an RJE terminal with acoustic coupler modem and paper tape reader on which I got to play games in junior high for doing well in math. The next was an original Apple (NOT Apple ][, but an Apple, completely modded out) that a girlfriend's brother had in 1978. My first computer of my own was a TI 99-4A. My first REAL computer was a "Trash-80" Mod III.
And so it goes.
As my tech blog sez, I find, even as a techie, I become more and more a Luddite as I age.
Amy,
The only social networking site I've found worthwhile is LinkedIn, and that's because it helps me keep all my professional contacts up to date without me doing the maintenance work. I am approaching 120 links there. Otherwise, I concur completely.
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