tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post851379714256582224..comments2024-03-29T05:22:26.118-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: Where did Twitter go?David Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-15175612870366169492021-08-17T14:08:33.223-04:002021-08-17T14:08:33.223-04:00That seems familiar to me. I think I've seen ...That seems familiar to me. I think I've seen that, or at least that argument, somewhere before. I would never say it started with Twitter. But the worst of our digital age seems to manifest itself most glaringly in the hellpit of Twitter. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-28707254574627423092021-08-17T14:05:03.911-04:002021-08-17T14:05:03.911-04:00I think you're right. If it was just a place ...I think you're right. If it was just a place to say 'look at me, I'm good, I'm great, I'm God', it would be bad enough. Far too many sites and outlets become nothing more than a cult like gathering of people not even for the purpose of building themselves up, but to affirm each others' mutual hatred and contempt for an ever vaguely defined group of 'not us deplorables.' And since it's done behind the safety of the keyboard, there is nothing to lose, everything to gain for one's self-righteousness. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-89735690649138569082021-08-17T14:03:14.686-04:002021-08-17T14:03:14.686-04:00Like so many things, we rob Peter to pay Paul wher...Like so many things, we rob Peter to pay Paul where invention and technology are concerned. It's just that in recent years, it seems the paybacks are far outpacing the benefits. It's getting to the point where I think we are barely getting a bowl, much less a bowl of stew, for the birthrights we're being asked to give up. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-37748619732654136152021-08-15T12:29:59.990-04:002021-08-15T12:29:59.990-04:00I often think social media is like an inverse Magn...I often think social media is like an inverse Magnificat. Instead of magnifying the Lord we magnify ourselves. (And ultimately the worst of ourselves really.) But what concerns me the most is when you read about the end times where Jesus describes the hardness of peoples' hearts and will he find faith on earth? When I think of social media that's what I think of. The hardening of hearts towards others. I, too, have never touched Twitter (Praise God!) but I'm stuck with FB as a necessary evil in my life currently. I engage much less than I used to though, because I see what it does to my own disposition of charity towards others at times. And the time I give it robs my children of their rightful claim on my attention. Probably one of my biggest regrets as a mom already. Wasted time on social media. South Bend Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394586502612759295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-5650129555895115542021-08-14T17:21:11.481-04:002021-08-14T17:21:11.481-04:00I no longer have to go to the trouble of fooling m...<a href="https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=41853" rel="nofollow">I no longer have to go to the trouble of fooling myself. We’ve invented software to automate and industrialize the process, and then added a scoring system so that the masses will constantly bring it fresh fuel. It’s a system of rules with the emergent property of creating a continuous flow of crowd-sourced propaganda. We’ve gameified tribal bigotry.</a>Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-29054632212422849342021-08-14T08:23:54.433-04:002021-08-14T08:23:54.433-04:00Unfortunately Twitter, FB and the rest of social m...Unfortunately Twitter, FB and the rest of social media does not in my opinion exactly help our society. We lay out our lives for all to see and for others to use what they know about us for nefarious reasons. And we volunteer this information! I never use FB except to see the Market Place and what's for sale in my area. Twitter had a silly name from the beginning and the reason for it's creation still escapes me. Why? So people follow you or feel important when it's passed along? Youtube is such a sad story. What could have been and was! a great idea is just another way for tech to control our society. Yes, all these things have some good but I think the sum of it all is not good. Today there is so much anxiety. We need to know what is happening every minute of everyday! We cannot get enough. If we email someone we have to keep checking our email for a reply every chance we get! We seem to have a need to know what is happening in Nepal or Texas even if it has nothing to do with us. <br /><br />Some how I think this addiction to information and putting our lives out front for people to see was thoroughly researched by Tech and they saw a benefit to themselves with our addiction and they came up with Twitter, FB and a host of other media that took advantage of it. It probably started out as a way to earn revenue but I feel it was quickly realized how they could manipulate people through their apps and addiction.<br /><br />I have a cell phone that is 10 years old. Tactile keyboard with most of the letters worn out I hate it. I never liked cell phones and only have it because my kids think I need it. I don't. When it breaks and it will soon, I break from using them again. Call me on the land line or write to me or better, visit me. <br /><br />Sorry for the rant but people place way too much importance on social media than it deserves. Does it have any good attributes? Sure if used as such. Like getting info from people in Cuba or other parts of the world where there is no information coming forth. But it has wormed it's way into peoples lives(outside of business use) and I don't think that is a good thing. OrdinaryCatholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393072191728326587noreply@blogger.com