My dilemma, can you fall for someone on Twitter (or any other social network site)?
Can 140 characters really express and start the foundation of a real relationship?
Why does my avatar get jealous when your avatar is interacting with another avatar?
This person spent years holding his emotions inside him pretty much like a Vulcan from Star Trek. In fact he (due to the way he is) is often referred to as Spock. He recently randomly clicked on an avatar on Twitter and found himself being charmed and charming.
He found it intoxicating that through short bursts of 140 characters life was being breathed into his dormant soul. Such highs and exhilarating conversations brought up feelings akin to the Pon-Farr. He has no control and is experiencing feelings that he forgot he had.
All of this from a social network site.
My question - How does Twitter make you feel?
My answer - Human, and that’s the problem
This is me as a Vulcan
For now the above image is fighting Pon-Farr. Normal services will resume shortly
Oh my can I relate to what you’re saying! I find myself becoming so attached to my tweeple that I get fiercely defensive of them with others, and have even been know to stalk one or two around the net (in a perfectly harmless fashion of course).. Sigh… Swooooon.
Oh did I mention that I have a thing for Spock?
@crazeegeekchick
Twitter is a great way to connect with people. and it does offer opportunities for “deeper” connection. In my humble opinion, social networking should never take the place of meeting people offline whenever the possibility presents itself.
The thing about social networking is that it is easy for us to hide behind our photos and avatars, and focus on the aspects of ourselves that we want to share with others. Eccentricities, quirks, and peeves do not need to exist online and it’s easy to color someone we meet online with our longings.
The only way to really know someone is to meet them in person and see if there’s offline chemistry. We are not our avatars
Cute. Thanks for sending me this. I don’t know that I would fall for anyone online, and thankfully no stalkers yet. Best wishes though if you did.
…..just googled Pon-Farr…!
So this condtion can be expected every 7 years then correct?
A twitter crush & charms, dormant souls all twisted amok.
Dont fall for it! RUN RUN!!
^__^
Frankly, no, I don’t think you can fall for someone on Twitter. You can get obsessed, and creepy, and maybe a little stalkerish – but that’s more infatuation than anything meaningful. I think anyone who does really has a poor grasp of what is required for chemistry to work.
As for how I feel about Twitter, frankly, I feel it’s become just a great game of getting as many people to follow me as possible, just like everyone else. Does anyone really believe Robert Scoble reads the 20,000 posts of people he follows?
Good post man. Twitter is a phenomenon unlike any other. Even facebook is not as personal as twitter. It is highly possible that one can get really close and personal on twitter and carry off the conversations via DMs or email.
@goobimama
Actually I’m going to reconsider my view. I think while twitter can get very personal, there’s something asexual about it. Don’t know what it is, but that’s what I feel. (Not that it’s a bad thing.)