we are all going to die

This post is going to make me sound like an either an old curmudgeon or a hypocrite. If I do it right, maybe I can get both.

While I am generally in full support of the latest advances in communication and technology, this Twitter thing is beginning to drive me batshit.

Twitter has existed for a couple years now, I believe, but what was once a laughable idea is turning in to a cultural phenomenon. Friends and acquaintances have been bringing it up in conversation. And this video is a) hilarious and b) making me think that more people Twitter than I realized.

What's my beef with Twitter, you ask? In a nutshell, I think it represents a cultural shift that is ultimately leading to the destruction of humanity.

Yeah, I'm serious. Why? Because nobody's thinking about anything anymore. A world where it's perfectly acceptable to tell everyone the status of your tooth brushing is a world where no one is really thinking about anything they say or do. And because culture is constantly building upon itself, this mindset isn't going to stay in the Twitter-sphere. If we don't make an effort to stop this now, the Twitter-brain-disease is going to spread like flesh eating bacteria, eventually killing us all with it's obsequious, mind-numbing stupidity.

How is it different than a blog (like this one, for example)? Well, in essence it's not. I still use thehurwitz to broadcast my thoughts to no one in particular. But the difference is in the form and content. I'm not updating anyone on every second of my generally mundane existence. I'm primarily just complaining about things. And although that's not ultimately any more productive, at least I'm putting some thought in to it. I'm forming complete sentences. I'm using words like "obsequious".

So please, people, think about this before you Twitter. For the good of everyone.

UPDATE: After writing this post, I realized I had never actually seen the Twitter website. I figured they might have some explanation as to why Twitter might exist, and why it might not represent the downfall of humanity after all. I was wrong.