Now, I think twitter is necessary and unnecessary towards the public. I don’t have one, don’t plan on using on until I can start doing filmmaking. But, twitter is a GREAT tool to use in self-promoting yourself (like with businesses, art, movies, television, etc.) I think it is a fantastic tool in updating people about things that relate to something that deal with the career you have set in life and want people to feel connected towards the things you do towards your business. Also, can meet new people to expand your self-promotion and meet new people to team up with in maybe having potential colleagues contributing towards your business and such. I honestly think that is the greatest thing about twitter in using it for professional use.
But, I think it is unnecessary when people use it as a tool for personal use to communicate with people. Yes, social media is a way to communicate, but a lot at times it is really unnecessary when you could just sit down and talk to someone. That’s why I don’t have a twitter. I won’t be instantly updating what I’m doing or post things that seem personal or talk about things like "can’t wait until tomorrow" or petty drama and such. I don’t constantly update for things like that, if friends want to know how I am, just call and such. I don’t want to feel like I have to constantly post something every minute, 30 minutes, or hour about something in my life for people to feel in the loop (like the adventures I’m about to go on, plans for tomorrow, etc.). Just feels weird to me. If someone has a problem about something with someone or has drama in life, talk to someone about it or to that person and not post about it on twitter. It’s like no one faces the real problems head on anymore. People say those who use twitter as something personal is vanity. I don’t know, just feel like I am more disconnected than connected nowadays with people who do that.
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It’s refreshing to see that someone still believes in "face time." I think Twitter is largely useless except perhaps for espionage, corporate espionage, whistleblowing, or coordinating a bank robbery. I saw a question in the mental health section from a girl asking for a suicide hotline she could text message. I was gobsmacked. I told her if she’s suicidal, she needs to call 911, but she explained that she didn’t want to talk to anyone. At first I thought it was a joke, but she was serious. I’ve been suicidal, and I’ve attempted suicide, and if you really value your life, you pick up the phone and call the EMT’s.
people use everything for good and bad reasons not only twitter