I was watching a movie adaptation of a classical novel and decided to stop, to write down this trail of thought. Some people who follow me on Twitter might be annoyed by my use of hashtags (#) and link to official Twitter accounts (eg. @officialtwitter), which might feel rather excessive.

I see Twitter as a medium where ideas can evolve with natural selection. When I share something which I think is important I always start with an understanding that I am not influential enough to make a change alone. With hashtags I want to reach out to like-minded people who might also be interested in the subject matter. If my tweet reaches enough people and gets retweeted enough, it would eventually reach out to the target, hoping that there is another person on the other end of the line, listening. Here, the retweet becomes the tool of natural selection. Tweets which are abandoned die out eventually (hence the ideas they carry), whereas retweeted ideas gain momentum to materialise.

I think in today’s society this is the best one can do in order to influence the progression of things in a constructive manner. We need to acknowledge that we humans form opinions rather too quickly and we do not have the time and dedication to form strong attachments to everything that we have an opinion about. One needs to select one’s battles carefully.

Twitter: @ErdemPulcu