I have been convinced by many Twitter users that most points can be made in less than 140 characters. I have NOT been convinced this is a good thing. Yes, Humpty Dumpty can be reduced to "Humpty is Dead." Health Care Reform could be reduced to "Public Option: yes or no?" But is it helpful to oversimplify. It seems to me that whether I am watching a big national policy debate or a local community discussion, the possibility for compromise and win-win solutions seems to go down as the reductionism and simplification of the debate goes up.It seems like Twitter is a pendulum swing from 5 years ago when the internet was the source of "over-information." So much information available about so many things with so few filters that many were paralyzed and overwhelmed. Now, reduce the conversation to 140 characters and we end up with less of a conversation and more of a series of announcements and either affirmations or counter announcements. Can community be created and strengthened through announcements? If yes, how? If no, then is there a place for Twitter in the nonprofit, community engagement world? Thoughts?
updated by @ron-dwyer-voss: 10/24/16 04:45:18PM