Comments on: Time enough for tweets http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2009/03/time-enough-for-tweets/ A miscellany on politics and culture by Ian Garrick Mason Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:43:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ian Garrick Mason http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2009/03/time-enough-for-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Ian Garrick Mason Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:49:41 +0000 http://iangarrickmason.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-56 Nicely put! Nicely put!

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.iangarrickmason.com/2009/03/time-enough-for-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Sylvia Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:03:57 +0000 http://iangarrickmason.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-53 You're quite right—us old fogies ( i.e. anyone over 35) got distracted just fine before Twitter and email thank you very much! ;) I think one thing that has changed—and what you write here points to it—is that we now have higher standards for what we give our attention to. It's not that we can't sit and read the paper from beginning to end, it's just not necessarily the best use of our time and energy. We demand more quality and quantity because we know it's out there. Well, since you're not on Twitter I tweeted this. ;) You’re quite right—us old fogies ( i.e. anyone over 35) got distracted just fine before Twitter and email thank you very much! ;) I think one thing that has changed—and what you write here points to it—is that we now have higher standards for what we give our attention to. It’s not that we can’t sit and read the paper from beginning to end, it’s just not necessarily the best use of our time and energy. We demand more quality and quantity because we know it’s out there.

Well, since you’re not on Twitter I tweeted this. ;)

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