I've been doing this
social media thing for some time now. I don't care much about finding as many followers as I can (I figure they'll come naturally within the course of conversations). I tend not to care much for the vast majority of the discussions on Twitter (infographic on what people tweet?). And I don't typically tweet out shameless, self-promoting, useless
drivel. I find myself parsing through and gravitating to the conversations that touch on topics of particular interest to me. Do I care about
Justin Bieber's troubles with his monkey? Uh-uh.
Britney Spears' baby fat? Nope. What about the
latest Harlem Shake video? Yeah, not so much (the first few were...fun...but after that, meh).
But here's what I DO care about - things like science, homebrewing, fishing and hunting, politics,
relationships, family, friendships - all those things that crank my scooter, rev my engine, get my noggin' knockin'...basically things that mean
something to me for one reason or another. And they almost always involve interactions with others.
So perhaps it's no surprise that my 10,000th tweet was part of a real discussion with a
fellow scientist.
At least I'm not
this guy.
Vivat necessitudines (long live relationships)...
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