Re: Un-following on Twitter....An Aftermath....

 I’ve randomly “watched” the heating debate, might say with certain astonishment..Topic:

“Mike Dillard’s Un-following “on Twitter.

Well, I do not spend much time on social medias, spending time on more important tasks to make a living as a marketer, let say hour a day max on all 7, in few I participate, just, to put it simple, to have a kind of presence there.

To take Twitter so seriously is foolish, to say at least for few reasons. At first as its name indicates it was really meant to be “Birds twitting”, then it was created for somewhat colorful exchange of “tweets” between friends and family, then 140 letters allowance was actually “that selling point” of an idea to be different and it just simply became “fashionable”.

It is understandable that where there is a ”gathering” marketers try (and why not) to put some seeds in fertile ground for their wares.

I participated in Twitter just recently and did not try to find any followers, just leaving whole process to be natural. People came and must say I was pleasantly surprised to receive compliments and assurance about following my thoughts. I also was happy to discover some really witty and unselfish people sharing their knowledge, wisdom, etc.

As in every community, there are those who really have nothing much to say, just sharing some amusing news, like what they had for lunch and similar “pearls” :)

Well, we come in all packages. But that doesn’t mean that they are bad people. What it could mean, just an opposite, that that particular environment could be educational for them and who knows, they might pick up some wisdom or information, or learn to express themselves better. I post every day at 12pm  “Quotes”.  Just by using section “later tweets”, it takes me about 10 minutes to supply whole week, that was I contribute even if not having time to visit site.

But lets get to the core of this. I personally think that un-following people who followed you is unethical, unprofessional and rude.  (Obviously with exception of justifiable reasons, like insults, scams etc.) I look at it as if  the jury would issue a verdict “Guilty” over everybody, not caring who falls under. Just think about it. There are hundreds, thousands of people following. How do you know who is real a who is not? Did you check everybody’s profile, read all their “tweets” do you know if they value what they learn from you, or not? Who are you to repudiate person who followed you for perhaps legitimate reasons, trying to learn, liking what you say, just wanted to be part of something, whatever reason.... but not having those abilities of expression or knowledge contributing themselves?  It smells like a big EGO to me. They are not worthy whom? Myself? I do not want them on my footsteps? They are not of good quality? They did not express themselves, as I would approve it,  did not sign up with me, they are not even marketers (WOW!) they just collect numbers of followers? How do you know all that?  Do you know personally all of those hundreds, thousands, who honored you to follow you? As it is humanly thing to do?

I do not care if I have ten or thousands following me. I only know that I was brought up well enough and being person tolerant enough to welcome them and follow them back. I do not wish to judge their reasons, but they are definitely welcomed at my table. And when I have a moment I browse a little to see what’s happening and come across nice brief conversation and drop in for a second. And I do not know the person, it might be follower or not, I don’t care. But what I care for is giving them a chance to follow and un-follow. But I would never be so impolite to un-follow myself.

And if certain percentage follow just for the game of collecting numbers, so what? Let them. But we cannot throw away sack of apples, just because thinking that some might be rotten. THE excuse about this whole matter as being not true itself, it’s value abandoned and so on.. is just one thing to me. An Excuse.. Not to be justified, and what’s more,  lame excuse.

Again not wanted to be too judgmental,  I think that the whole matter is an idea of “getting attention” excuse,  an attempt to be “different” excuse, you name it. Only one fact still remains. Among those Un-Followed lot of people were simply hurt, feeling humiliated and nobody has a right to it.

And let me ask you. If you discovered the secret how you found the time to check EVERY single one of your followers, their profiles, their "tweets" so you can then justly decide (per your conscience obviously) to un-follow them, please kindly enlighten me. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Maya

It would not hurt to read my short wisdom story from  philosopher A. Schopenhauer about manners and politeness I posted on BN.