Why the pearls? Why the blue hair? Why anything?
"Why Twitter?"
Decent enough question.
Why talk?
Do you ever go to meetings just to put in face time? What for?
When you're at a social gathering, and you see people that you know from work - do you talk to them?
You're in line at a coffee place you go to all the time, and the guy in front of you (who you don't recognize) is asking his friend (who you don't know) what he should get - would you recommend something, or ask him if he likes a good cappuccino?
Maybe you do. Maybe the guy likes it a lot, and thanks you for recommending. Now it's like a choose your own adventure, except you don't choose:
1. The guy that owns the shop that you patronize says "thanks" and gives you a free bagel.
2. The guy who likes the cappuccino is in the next time and he buys you a bagel.
3. The guy who likes the cappuccino uses Twitter and so many people show up the next week you can't get a cup of coffee because the line is too long and you have to go somewhere else instead (damn guy, damn twitter).
4. #3 Happens and the coffee shop owner opens another store closer to your office.
5. Nothing happens. You go on about your day.
What's the most likely? #5 I suppose. Does the fact that any of those possibilities might happen discourage you from recommending the cappuccino? Depends on who you are.
Why Twitter? Why talk?
Decent enough question.
Why talk?
Do you ever go to meetings just to put in face time? What for?
When you're at a social gathering, and you see people that you know from work - do you talk to them?
You're in line at a coffee place you go to all the time, and the guy in front of you (who you don't recognize) is asking his friend (who you don't know) what he should get - would you recommend something, or ask him if he likes a good cappuccino?
Maybe you do. Maybe the guy likes it a lot, and thanks you for recommending. Now it's like a choose your own adventure, except you don't choose:
1. The guy that owns the shop that you patronize says "thanks" and gives you a free bagel.
2. The guy who likes the cappuccino is in the next time and he buys you a bagel.
3. The guy who likes the cappuccino uses Twitter and so many people show up the next week you can't get a cup of coffee because the line is too long and you have to go somewhere else instead (damn guy, damn twitter).
4. #3 Happens and the coffee shop owner opens another store closer to your office.
5. Nothing happens. You go on about your day.
What's the most likely? #5 I suppose. Does the fact that any of those possibilities might happen discourage you from recommending the cappuccino? Depends on who you are.
Why Twitter? Why talk?
Why not? I think that as soon as you stop dipping your toe in you render yourself obsolete. And, for what it's worth, your presence on Twitter brought me here. Funny how it wasn't my background in theatre, but a 140 character sensation that delivered you to me.
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