A few months ago I was calling Twitter "Twatter." I considered it pretty lame. I originally joined to torment my friends and family by making fun of them, but I soon found myself laughing at every other tweet from some of my favorite people.
Here's the deal:
MySpace is like a personal "LOOK AT ME AND PAY ATTENTION TO ME" website all about you... Very ES. Not my thing. I deleted my MySpace account after joining Twitter.
Facebook, something I used to consider to be much more socially mature than MySpace, has gone the same route, only they do it with all their silly applications, quizzes, and causes. I deleted my Facebook account after joining Twitter.
Twitter seems, to me, like the Force from Star Wars. You can use it for good or bad. The Siths may tweet (and OVER-tweet) that they're on the way to the grocery store (
"Who gives a shit?") or that they saw a movie (
"And?"). Meanwhile the Jedi may tweet an INCREDIBLY interesting article or hilarious picture (via tweetpic.com or yfrog). ReTweeting other people's posts is also like a quote you'd find here on the forum (an "RT"). It can be very fun.
I guess it's based on perspective. As probably are someone's taste in MySpace or Facebook.
But Twitter doesn't put so much emphasis on photos of yourself or what your silly interests are. Let's be honest; when was the last time you became friends with a random person on Facebook or MySpace because you actually clicked on a link to other people with an interest in your favorite band or stupid television show?
I may be leaving out some things that draw me to Twitter because this post is already pretty long. If you have any questions about it, ask. But of the 3 major "social networking" sites out there, I feel that Twitter fits the needs of an INTP most appropriately.
As I sometimes do when I'm angry, I take to the electronic equivelent to
throwing something across the room and breaking it: deleting things. After having an argument last week, I deleted my Twitter account, DaggerByte. Practicing my e-theatrics, no doubt. But no worries (as if you were). I'll probably be back. Unlike MySpace or Facebook.
But for now, you can follow my dog, Wick
әt, who is a total tweetskeeter @
WickeTerror.
