An Unsocial Revolution
The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
This pretty much sums it up. No cohesive force for change can come from #Hashtaggery or any other form of impersonal, social-media-centric communication platform. Revolutions need leaders to shape and manage the goals and methodologies of the movement and Twitter and other such platforms don’t provide that.
At most and best, all that #Hashtaggery can provide is a generalized awareness and emotional connection with a general ideal and near-instant communication of meeting places and times. At worst, it creates a climate of generalized outrage that capitalized upon by individuals and groups looking for more generalized chaos, e.g., ISIS’ recruiting of Muslims within America’s border.
Tags: #Hashtaggery | Change | Insurrection | Mob Rule | Politics | Revolution | Social Media | Society | Twitter
May 22nd, 2015 at 5:34 am
#Hashtaggery??
May 22nd, 2015 at 6:49 am
I don’t know why keep asking about that? It’s a Twitter thing, as I’ve said before when you’ve asked, Buffet. Hehe…get with the modern age. 😛
May 22nd, 2015 at 5:06 pm
I know it has something to do with Grizzly Adams.
May 22nd, 2015 at 5:07 pm
OK. You’re old if you can make a Haggerty joke and I’m freaking old too for getting it.
May 22nd, 2015 at 5:09 pm
My uncle Mick tauught me Time Is On My Side! (and yours)
May 22nd, 2015 at 5:10 pm
*Would you believe I NEVER lose at trivia – or scrabble!!