I think it was just me being selfish and resistant to a world where no single person’s posts really “matter more” than anyone else’s (except for Diddy’s and Shaq’s, of course).
What eventually pulled me into Twitter (and completely away from facebook) was the brevity of the service. If I have to pack what I want to say into 140 characters, I really have to think of how I want to say it.
When I think about how I want to say it, a lot of my terrible ranting posts are avoided, simply because I end up realizing: “this is too mindless. I probably should let this one go.”
Those of you who have seen my twitter account can probably testify to the fact that ALL of my posts are like that, but nevertheless, you’d see more of them if it weren’t for Twitter’s immediate length limitation.
What I disliked about Facebook was finding myself posting thoughtful and civil posts on topics, posts that would disappear forever into an unsearchable index of data. (I should have save some of them before I shut down my account, but it is what it is.)
I can still do my tl;dr posts here at the blog instead, which–if I’m being nice and posting regularly–is where they best serve the brand. Just a little lunchtime thought.
Man, I forgot how quick and easy (and also mindless) blogging can be.