A tweet; a twittering, a birdsong.

As we understand it today, a tweet no longer has anything to do with nature or the innocent, beautiful sound of a bird. Rather, it is representative of the entire digital world; for the abysses, temptations, and purposes of social media. It is impossible to imagine many people’s everyday lives without it. Without the long-awaited chirping of the phone when a new message is incoming. When I think about it, I must come to the delusional conclusion that if I were to evade the sweet temptation of media distraction, there would also be a considerable void in my life.

But how does this gap come about? What are we trying to achieve or fulfill through tweeting posting, messaging and updating? Should we excitedly await the movement when it has been outtweeted (orig. Ausgetwittert), or should we be afraid of it?