Is ‘Social Tweeting’ A Waste of Time?
Indonesia never runs out of drama. From religious intolerance to Lady Gaga, we have our share of weird episodes in this young democracy. And with all these hoopla, we have our “Tweeting Middle Class” who always have something to say on the matter. Including me! Now, I’ve seen cynical voices about these Indonesian tweets, basically saying that tweeting alone is useless. It is only intellectual, digital masturbation that accomplishes nothing. These voices usually say that real action must be “offline”. That only “real” action in the physical sense gets things done. Hence, their mocking at Indonesians who are only “loud” on Twitter land. I agree with them. But not completely. I agree that change must happen through action. Well, it is kind of obvious, isn’t it? But I disagree that all the loud chirping over social issues on Twitter means completely nothing, and can be easily dismissed as a waste of time of the middle class. (my tweets over Syahrini or Bubu are OF COURSE effective time waster, that’s why you must put things in the context :D) Here’s why I disagree with the cynics, why I welcome all the ‘social tweeting’ in positive light. And it begins with….Leonardo DiCaprio. If you have seen ‘Inception’, you may remember a quote from Leo’s character, Cobb. “What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s […]