Why do people want to tell everyone what they're doing?

[The EggMan]

Q: "Why do people want to tell everyone what they're doing?"

A: First lesson in Sociology "Man is a herd animal, distinct prolonged separation from the group is frustrating to him"

Man tends to naturally want to form small groups that the people in the group have similar attributes, likes and dislikes. In order to remain relevant in the group means to be always supplying it with information about oneself and their actions. Man benefits from the extra information and experience from others in the group.

In real life, large groups are difficult to socialize in as there are too many people. People try to tell others about what others are doing ("gossiping") but the information often gets distorted as people make mistakes quoting others (he said/she said problems)

However with social sites like Twitter, one gets to fulfill their need to tell others what they are doing, receiving feedback, with the ability to filter out the bad responses from the good. People can choose to "Follow" certain folks and watch their quality of information to make better decisions or just enjoy their rapport.

Of course one has to take precautions with the information they supply on social sites, where they are, where they are going and so forth for personal safety.


Q: "They can use twitter for tweetting quotes instead of this boring activity"

A: There are plenty of sites that have thousands of worthwhile quotes. However those famous quotes didn't just suddenly appear, they came as a result of a lot of rather low level human interaction and communication. Like the cream that rises to the top of fresh squeezed milk.

Some can't appreciate the cream, others already eaten the cream but also want the milk too.