If We Can’t Share Nothing
8 Nov 2007 in Twitter by GarrickHi.
Howareyou?
Whatsup?
Nothing.
Yaknow.
PrettyCrappyOutToday
TrafficWasHorrible
How many times have you had that conversation?
Today?
Banality in less than 140 characters is the foundation of our social interaction. It safely builds the trust required for a longer, more engaging exchange.
If we can’t share the meaningless, what can we share?
Then Mike says nice things about me. Twitter-hug.
Comments (2)
Mike Keliher added these pithy words on Nov 08 07 at 11:26 pmWow. My first Twitter-hug. Awesome. I’m sure it was one of those “man hugs,” right? You know, the “handshake with the right arm, hug with the left” routine.
Not only does the banal stuff help lay a foundation of trust, but it also makes conversation real. Can you imagine if everyone tried to make everything they said purposely, explicitly anti-banal?
The forced, pretentious bullshit would make us all ill.
Erica added these pithy words on Nov 09 07 at 10:46 amI wonder what would it be like to have an in-person conversation with someone where you get the “Twoosh” and are cut off after you’ve spoken 140 characters.
My email writing style is shifting toward crafting more Twitter-like sentences.
