NO MORE TWEETS: Some thoughts about info-clutter and personal values

	No – I do not want to know what you had for breakfast,
	nor how the weather across the world is.

	Your shopping items are of no interest,
	nor is a link to another video clip labeled “must see!”

	Your political views won’t change mine,
	nor are any of your tweets likely to alter
	my ideas about Keats, Keenes, Christ, or kink.

	Isn’t there enough digital clutter already?
	How much digital trash can anyone can go through & remain sane?

	Yes – keep your baby photos for your immediate kin
	& keep details about your sport heros to others sport fans.

	However, if we ever actually meet
	I will try to feign interest
	& listen to whatever you wish.


Gus: 	It's interesting how some things which seem very important to one person might 
        seem utterly inconsequential to another.

Liao: 	(nodding) Also, things that seemed once vital to a person at one stage of their 
        life might appear superfluous to them at another time.

Bill: 	(pausing) This raises the question whether any absolute values actually exist.

Nadya: 	Most religions claim they do, but I'm unsure.


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from _Cyberpoems: Exploring the Human-Machine Interface_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: Reflections on information overload and personal priorities.
KEYWORDS: info-clutter, personal values, information overload, digital isolation, hypocrisy

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1997 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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