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  1. colinc

    How utterly useless and UN-informative. This only adds to a vast body of evidence that Twitter (and its users) relates to intelligence in the same way fast-food relates to nutrition.

    1. psychohistorian

      While I agree with you on the surface, I think the potential for Twitter as a social coordination tool is higher that folks give it credit for. On the one hand it is a social pacifier for the masses and on the other it is a awesome short message broadcast mechanism.

      It remains to be seen if this technology springs forward at some point to be a sling shot to bring Goliath down.

      Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.

      1. colinc

        I appreciate your perspective and will concede that it MAY have some potential as a “social coordination tool.” However, and perhaps I’m wrong, it seems to be hyped as a “communication tool.” As such, it IS as useless as the MSM’s abbreviated sound/video-bytes, taken out of context, being touted as “evidence” for an “informed opinion/decision.” Perhaps I’m just too freaking “old” since I find “texting” on cell-phones almost as abhorrently senseless. Yet I’ll also concede the latter seems to make more sense as a “social coordination tool” than the former. Lastly, do not the masses already have a plethora of “pacifiers?” Are these pacifiers not contributors, at least in part, for the economic and environmental predicaments we’re now facing? Regardless, thanks for the input. :)

    2. ECONOMISTA NON GRATA

      “How utterly useless and UN-informative. This only adds to a vast body of evidence that Twitter (and its users) relates to intelligence in the same way fast-food relates to nutrition.”

      Sarah Pailin relates to women and Flavor Flave relates to African American Males.

      Best regards,

      Econolicious

    1. colinc

      p1728, thanks for that! Perhaps my earlier comment was a bit harsh as I found that “battle” to be both “informative” and utterly hilarious! :D

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