I saw Twitter described as a "presence app" today; a pretty good description in my view. I've been struggling to pigeon-hole this phenomenon for a while now, performing the classic 'I don't do it so I don't get it' ritual so many people (that I rip the piss out of) are fond of. Damn.
And yet, there's more to it than that. I think what baffles me is the sociological/psychological need that things such as Twitter fulfil. Ego? Unlikely - it's not very narcissistic either, describing one's life in single sentences. So maybe "presence app" is a good description because that's what it gives people. Presence. A tangible realisation that they exist, that the mundane aspects of their lives they hate to do actually, at least, mean they exist.
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