Twitter is a website primarily used for three things:
1.) A website that allows it's
subscribers to surround themselves with only people (followers) who agree with them and their point of view, which protects them from any dangerous level of
critical thinking, or challenge to their worldview.
2.) A website where people log on to discover what is going on in the world that they should be offended or outraged by, regardless if this person, event or news has any real effect on them. Twitter provides regular updates to what is trending so people can be outraged and offended by something new about every five to ten minutes.
3.) This site is also used to dispatch one's very important thoughts and opinions on subjects or events, regardless of one's
qualifications and/or knowledge on particular subjects or events. These, usually unfounded, opinions are then validated by like-minded strangers with "likes".
Example 1: I blocked this guy on Twitter because he was mansplaining to me the fallacy behind the "wage gap". Who does he think he is
challenging my point of view like that?
Example 2: *wakes up* I wonder what's up on a Twitter. *logs into Twitter account* WHAT? I can't believe they are drilling a pipeline there! WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE!?!?! *three minutes later* Tweets: "
George Bush Sr touched someone's butt decades ago!? OUTRAGEOUS! DISGUSTING #MeToo" *
five minutes later* There was a shooting in Arkansas! When will we get serious about gun control! AHHHHHH!! etc.