the tweats of tweeting

kian boon is not the only friend who has professed skepticism for twitter being something else than explicit narcissism. and i only just recently hopped lightly (and kindda accidentally incidentally) off that wagon.

it is true that having gone through the history of communication studies and the media management and the communication research modules, my interest in social networking platforms has vastly increased compared to the past. it remains so novel really to understand from various perspectives how such avenues are viewed and used. from an outsider; an insider with a stake; an insider with a particular objective; and the nonchalant/skeptical bystander. the different reasons for, as an example, perceiving worthlessness in a platform as twitter - because of a preconception of the objective of users as having certain excessively self-expressive tendencies in using twitter, or that there is negligible differentiation between twitter and other social networking platforms as facebook thereby repetition being grounds for proof of narcissism. or, that the sheer indulgence in such immediate self-expression is too much self-disclosure and essentially redundant because of a lack of tangible, justifiable, founded rationale for such.

naturally, that is only one possible direction to understand the phenomenon of twitter, or any other social networking platform.

it is nonetheless always an eye-opening reminder, when faced with individuals who follow closely their own opinions, that the ability to see things from multiple viewpoints is not a talent nor a habit as much as a sustained effort to constantly review possible variations in perception, and to grasp the nuances of the wherefores and why-nots.

anyway i bought the most gorgeous long pencil skirt ever from forever21 today and it was for $25. and a killer pair of 4inch black stilettos from mondo for $9.90 (i know right!!!). catching up with the vans and having long chats at random cafes is The Love. rocks.