My trips in and out of social media change from season to season. For years my only visit to Twitter was to post this blog.
Of late I have found it riveting to follow all the weirdness that is Trump.
Facebook has people I know well. My relationships on Facebook are all people I know. Some old friends are those I never meet and yet the ease of chatting means that I am still in touch with friends from years ago .
Now that all of my nearest and dearest have gone aloft before me Facebook fulfils a need.
Twitter is different. I can still be shocked by the vicious behaviour that surfaces occasionally but mostly it is riveting to see what is happening across the pond.
I don't tweet much, I am mostly an observer but I do retweet things that catch my interest. To my astonishment I have gathered a huge number of followers and recently have exchanged views on political events with people I don't know at all.
I like it. Living alone it saves me from being reclusive...which could happen if I'm not careful.
I play games found on Facebook sometimes with long lost friends.
I contribute to Twitter when news events are absorbing me. It has been amazing to view American policy being issued by a tweeting president.
Yesterday I returned to it several times to see who was going to be indicted from the Trump team. The viciousness is actually alarming seeing many people calling for a Trump impeachment.
It is gossip of course but also very telling. There are so many people calling "Off with his head"
The biggest problem is that I could waste far too much time eaves dropping and that's how it feels...a sort of slightly guilty feeling of overhearing private conversations.
But still I go back...and no doubt will again today. Sad really!
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1 comment:
Not say, twitter is a useful medium for communication and can be quite fun. We have a Church Facebook page, which we restrict membership too, to avoid people posting rubbish and adverts - it has been a positive experience as former members have joined and rebuilt community, where they are now. Always good to maintain contact and distant friendships. I am even now in touch with the widow of my half brother, who died before we ever met.
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