Twitter is dumb.

I shall respond to his rebuttals in the numerical order in which he made them. "1. An old proverb says, "Good things come in small packages. " The proverb basically means quality over quantity. " -My opponent states that "good things come in small packages. " This may be true, however, but what quality is there in the fact that you have to play tennis at 3:00? Or are eating Froot Loops for breakfast? These sort of posts are not uncommon on Twitter, and are simply unneeded information. Therefore, there is no quality in these sort of posts, and also, obviously, no quantity either. "2. You may think that Oprah or Lance Armstrong tweeting about going to the bathroom or dentist is pointless, but to other people it is not. . .. Or what about the Lance Armstrong fans who have followed him closely through each of his 7 Tour de France victories? These people obviously would not find these points pointless. " - Fans are just fans, and most of them are NOT crazy, obsessive people. Therefore, most people would not want to see anybody doing anything obscene, even if it is Lance Armstrong or Oprah Winfrey. If Ashton Kutcher pooped in someone's lawn, I'm pretty sure they would still think its gross and not touch it. "3. What if a post just said "My mom died. . so sad. " That is only 21 characters, but a very meaningfull 21 characters. " -The post that my opponent refers to is a sad, post, but it is NOT a very meaningful one. Look at the definition for meaningful: full of value, significance, or purpose. (. http://dictionary.reference.com...) If your mother died, and all you could say is, "I'm so sad", I'm pretty sure that's not meaningful at all. A meaningful thing to say would be a long and very heartfelt message to your mother, not just 3 words. "4. What other way is there to follow your favorite celeb besides twitter? There is no other way. " -You can follow them via blogs, entertainment magazines, etc. They provide more meaningful updates about the celebrity's lives, instead of just 140 letter statements, like "I just went to the bathroom. " "Umm. .. that is the point. By making your twitter account public, you acknowledge that people you do not know will be following you. " -Just because you make your account public doesn't mean you acknowlegde the fact that people you don't know are following you. I can make a Facebook, but that doesn't nessicarily mean I acknowlegde random people to be my friends. "Twitter had been used extensively to cover popular events. They include:" -Other better news sites, blogs, and magazines would no doubt provide a much more extensive coverage than you can convey only through 140 characters. And in reference to the point that my opponent made about Prime Minister Mir Hossein the whole point of someone blocking something is because it IS meaningless/useless. Would you block something of use? No, probably not. The whole point of blocking something is because it is too meaningless and distracts us from our daily tasks. "Twitter has an estimated monthly traffic of 21.9 million people. But you said "no one really cares about [twitter]. " 21.9 million people are obviously someone, they are not no one. -Just because you join something or create an account on a certain website does not mean you have to CARE about it. Basically, the point that I am trying to get across to the readers of this debate is that Twitter is a meaningless website. You can't post a 'heartfelt' message in only 140 characters or less. It only provides us with frivolous, meaningless, updates on people's lives. Its a social networking site that probably will not do well in the future, and most importantly, a HUGE waste of time. I look forward to the next round. :)