[quote">Re: Twitter
Postby Andrew Hardy » Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:23 pm
Closed minded dinosaurs, way to keep with the times.
You're sentiment is right, Andy. But your delivery sucks.
New tech and especially social media stuffs are lost on a lot of people here over 40 or so. Not because it's not useful or cool, but because we've spent the vast majority of our lives doing pretty okay without it.
So that doesn't mean at all that we shouldn't use it, but it goes a long way in explaining why we aren't interested. I understand why "kids" today love twitter and facebook. I'm totally supportive of it and think it's truly a generation defining thing. It will likely lead to even more refined communication by the time you're in your forties (and being called an old dinosaur because you're comfortable with your old twitter account when all the cool kids are using the [insert latest tech fad here]).
Adding a couple other takes on it. A cartoon from supernews a few years ago that sums up how twitter comes off for people that really don't care about that kind of connectivity or sharing. Sums up a lot of my generation's feelings. We're just not that into knowing what you're thinking, or experiencing at every single moment.
[youtube">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w[/youtube">
And a blog post from a friend of mine, 46, who also designed my website that I run a small manufacturing business from.
http://weleadnotfollow.com/And so it goes, And I won't disparage you for being young and opinionated. It's good to be young and opinionated. Enjoy it. Enjoy every second of it.