We don't even THINK very hard about what we're reading. We click, we scroll, we read a little, we move on. Which I think is indicative of our tendency to allow ourselves to be inundated by the noise to the point at which it washes over us like silent waves, crashing down on our senses and rendering us unresponsive. (Cue Grinch: "All the noise, noise, noise, NOISE!") Almost 4000 people potentially see the tweet, but it's just one more blip in all the noise. Maybe I only think it's funny.)Īnd often I get no-or very little-response. Or I'll ask a question (Twitter is a wealth of information, if only folks would take the time to answer).
#Yelp amadine full#
Or a quick vent.īut sometimes my heart is full and I'll tweet a thankful tweet. Sometimes it's some other sort of basic info-sharing. Sometimes it's just a link to the day's blog post (sharing info-no response needed).
Of course, not every tweet warrants a response. Or because they simply prefer a two-way conversation over a one-way one.Īnd anyway, there's no such thing as a one-way conversation. These are people who make an effort to connect (through response) because it's important to them. Usually, they're from folks whom I'd term "the always-responders".
Yet when I tweet something (which occurs several times daily, because it's so easy and quick and I LOVE WORDS), I almost never get responses from people. I've got close to 4000 followers, which, on the surface, can certainly make a person feel pretty stinkin' connected.
In an age in which it's possible to be connected to countless people across the globe almost simultaneously, we are, I think, as disconnected as ever.
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