what is twitter for?

i felt i needed to find out more about the function of twitter as i was uncertain as to it's validity as a means to interract.. sure it was providing me with some interaction, as real&human 'celeb's' fans were certainly interracting. but as to their moral authority to do so in this instance the jury was out.. i decided to ask other twitter users what they thought and posed the question what is twitter for? not getting any replies at that point i decided to tackle the question myself and see if anyone then joined in the debate..

clearly i need to go in to the wider community as my followers (hate that word) seem shy..#twitter - what is it for? thoughts please..

b&w film spinning newspapers - perhaps i'm coming at this from the #wrongangle? perhaps it is simply a #leftbrain experience.. a space to #catagorise, #compartmentalise and #organise the activities of #others and #ourselves into #soundbites that say what, exactly? that one is #popular #exciting #desirable #welldressed #witty #active #sociallymobile #erudite #religious #famous #haveggoodmusicaltaste #blahblah.. but the #questions remains.. does this bring us any #closer to another? or foster a greater sense of understanding as to who that person is?

we put our #stuff out #there with what #intention in #mind? who is our #audience? what is our #performance? or are we #here to be that #audience for #another? to #evesdrop in on a #world that really isn't our #own? with #consent to #listen given? and between #listener and #listenee, what #power #balance is #created? in fact who really holds that #power? who is in #control? does actually either #party have #control?

okay, so one can #block other #users a means of exercising some form of control.. but in order to do so one has to be #aware of their existence.. #something that only happens when that #user makes their #presence #known.. the element of #voyeurism remains in #place through #secrecy in the act of #looking and #listening.. by #revealing oneself one removes that #element.. but herein lies the #notion of #consent. ie: #i #watch you because #you allow it..you #gift me that #insight..i #perform because you #wish to watch #me..you gift me my #stage. but what happens when #either #party wishes for #more?

we can #reply.. we can #retweet.. we can #follow.. we can be a #follower.. is any of this #enough? in a #rightbrain experience could #any of this be #enough? in #theory an #online #community can #offer so much.. a #chance to #interract with #others #geographically many #miles apart..or metaphorically speaking, form another world. perhaps it affords a #chance to learn, #grow, #share, become conscious of another's #way and #point of view.. but in #practice is this ever the #case?

if you #send a #reply what is your #expected #outcome? if you #receive a #reply do you #respond in turn? do you #share and #interact? how much responsibility must we take in our on-line interactions.. am i obliged to reply to you because you have tweeted me? do i expect a reply because i have tweeted to you? does the #consensual act of #observation and #display give rise to a #dichotomy of sorts? one with #moral and #philosophical subtexts? bearing these #subtexts in mind we #review our #original #question.. what is #twitter for?