Why I Left Twitter

Twitter is the perpetual cocktail party where everyone is talking at once but nobody is saying anything.

@TeresaMedeiros

We now live in a culture of over-sharing. I can’t for the life of me understand why people think that photos of what they eat for breakfast (or do with every moment of their waking hours) are interesting. Another Twitter habit that boggles the mind is people that tweet multiple times of day and say nothing. I was deluged by inspirational quotes that didn’t inspire me, or fillers that had no relevance. Whatever I may have found interesting was buried so deep in the noise, that it never surfaced.

Twitter, like most social media networks, is overrun by fake users; in fact according to SocialPilot, there are currently approximately 20 million fake Twitter users. Add to that the spammers, scammers and porn queens advertising their wares, and there remains very little of significance. It got to the point where I spent most of my time on Twitter deleting all but quality users (and there remained very few).

The reality is that I saw absolutely no benefit from Twitter. It was a complete and utter waste of my time and I have so many things I’d rather be doing. So, I left Twitter.Do you get any benefit from Twitter? If so, feel free to share.

I don't understand this whole Twitter, Facebook stuff. I don't get it. Make a phone call. Talk to somebody.

James Avery

Make someone smile today.

Geri