While we are on the subject:
I have been unusually quiet from Twitter the past couple weeks. Some of it is because when the chips are down, I tend to resort inward and get anti-social and kick my own ass until I am over it, but also because a lot of aspects of Twitter just haven’t been much fun lately.
I will precurse this little rant by saying, I know the key to enjoying your twitter stream is to unfollow the people who make it unenjoyable. That is where I am going with this.
When I have been on the site lately, I have seen some of the most vile and twisted posts. Just sick, sick stuff. And that is saying a lot coming from me, because I am pretty hard to offend and I truly believe that everyone is entitled to say whatever the hell they want - just as we are entitled to either listen or not listen. I have also read slews of personal attacks and fights and drama, and I am pretty much over reading stuff like this and giving my opinion about it. Because, again, people are allowed to do whatever the hell they want to do and I can choose to listen or not listen.
But, scattered among all these negative posts, are the posts I enjoy. The ones from you guys and my friends and the people that make me smile and laugh and remember why I enjoy Twitter so much in the first place. So, tonight I am going through my entire follower list and unfollowing the people that have consistently posted twisted, unreadable crap or who bring negativity or an experience that has no value to me.
On the flip side, I do not mind if someone I do enjoy or call a friend follows someone that I find vile. To each their own. Maybe my friend is like me and just hasn’t gotten around to unfollowing some people or doesnt read their stream much. Or isn’t offended by certain things. Thats fine. At this point, I am just concerned with making Twitter fun again for me. And hope that I can be one of those people that others enjoy hearing from as well.
