Comments on: Twitter Mythconception #11: You’re Required to Like It http://technologizer.com/2009/05/13/twitter-mythconception-11-youre-required-to-like-it/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tom B http://technologizer.com/2009/05/13/twitter-mythconception-11-youre-required-to-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-16006 Sat, 16 May 2009 20:47:49 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11755#comment-16006 “Even so, I imagine Twitter is here to stay. Twitter is a temple to narcissism and superficiality. It is born out of celebrity worship and the cult of personality. ”

Why don’t you give us your take on western civilization in general?

“as far as I’m concerned, both Windows and Macs have their place…which, come to think of it, is probably why I use both.”

Yea, Windows is useful when there’s absolutely no Mac version– like with some games or Enterprise apps. But, I can’t think of any place Windows wins on its merits. Poor performance; stability; security; ease-of-use; development tools.

]]> By: Josh http://technologizer.com/2009/05/13/twitter-mythconception-11-youre-required-to-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15861 Thu, 14 May 2009 12:47:44 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11755#comment-15861 My impression of your original Twitter Mythconceptions post was that you were trying to poke holes in the misconceptions commonly cited regarding Twitter as a way to promote it. I know that — as a journalist — you would probably be at a disadvantage if you didn’t write about Twitter.

Sure, I don’t have to like Twitter and I certainly don’t have to use it, but it IS annoying to see 20 posts per day in my feed-reader yapping about Twitter, especially when most of that yap is purely self-promotion.

Even so, I imagine Twitter is here to stay. Twitter is a temple to narcissism and superficiality. It is born out of celebrity worship and the cult of personality. While it may have less egoistic uses, I think the competition between Ashton Kutcher and CNN is symbolic of what Twitter represents.

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