Flutter: The New Twitter

"I hate what I've become" were the last words spoken by the host of the video Flutter: The New Twitter, after admitting that he finally caved in to Twitter. For some reason the phrase resonates in my mind and really struck a chord with me. I suppose it is because I can completely identify. I was against getting a Twitter account just because everyone else was getting one, and when I had to make one for class I was opposed but intrigued at the same time. I loved the humerus yet truthful way they addressed and made fun of the Twitter craze. Many people look down upon Twitter because it is just a shortened version of Facebook, which is just a shortened version of email. But why do we need everything to be so quick? It is comical how technology allows us to be more and more lazy, demanding shortcuts for everything even when they are not needed. I particularly enjoyed at the end of the clip, when the intern admits that she is going to split from the company and make a new even shorter version of Flutter. It reminds me how obsessed our culture is with finding the next bigger, better, quicker version of something. It's very interesting how the video points out the flaws in our society while at the same time admits that they too are following the trends. I think that simple fact says so much.

My one problem with the video was that they assumed that everyone was well versed in and used Twitter. I think that this is simply not true. Many more people are hooked on Facebook than Twitter, because Twitter is still so new. Regardless, the message still prevails.