Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 11, 2011

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    comicgos  over 13 years ago

    Not a good reason!

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    wndrwrthg  over 13 years ago

    Luddites of the world arise!

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    weasel_monkey  over 13 years ago

    I’ve always envied other people who have much greater skill with language than I do. The disappointment of having thoughts that blaze and flame across my mind that, when translated onto the page, fizzle and flicker under scrutiny. …and back on track; FaceBook I understand. It is a useful and easy way to keep in touch with friends flung far and wide across the globe. Twitter I don’t get - why communicate in truncated blurts which, more often than not, come out as pointless brain farts???

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    Kalorii  over 13 years ago

    @weasel_monkey

    It’s not as if something longer than 140 characters can be a total masterpiece. FB is full of a lot of brainfarts, after all. ;)

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    kreole  over 13 years ago

    @weasel_monkey

    Twitter is pointless brain farts? I love it—-will pass that on to my twittering-all-the-time granddaughter. People who tweet all the time are losing their social skills with those present (and being ignored).

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    thirdguy  over 13 years ago

    seems like a good reason to me!

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    bmwk12ltc  over 13 years ago

    People tweeting I don’t mind except when their driving, ‘cause then you cross into my line. I ride a motorcycle as my main form of transportation and with the proper gear I stand a reasonable chance with most incidents, but being smacked into by a car is not one I will likely survive. So to paraphrase “woodsy owl”..Give a peep and don’t tweet when you are driving.

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    puddleglum1066  over 13 years ago

    bmwk12ltc: never mind the twitting behind the wheel… have you noticed how many new cars are coming out with big video screens in the middle of the dash, for controlling the various entertainment and comfort systems? In some new cars you have to take your eyes and one hand off the wheel and go through a series of interactive menus just to change the station on the radio. I think it’s a nefarious plot by the auto industry to boost sales by making people wreck their cars more often.

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    lewisbower  over 13 years ago

    What is the difference between a Luddite and a Technophobe and can I be both?

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    Wiley creator over 13 years ago

    For all you fellow travelers who are sick of Facebook/Twitter, you may be interested in this: http://www.elayneboosler.com/

    My good friend, Elayne Boosler, has created a great video, “Facebook is a Clocksucker”. Click on that on the homepage. Then go the store section and buy a T-shirt of two. Proceeds go to animal rescue.

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    GeraldTarrant  over 13 years ago

    Actually had Biz Stone, the co-founder of twitter come speak at my college. While sure, the majority of the stuff on there is completely asinine, twitter DOES provide a great resource for organizing people very quickly in real time. It’s been used to positive effects in places like Iran during their elections, and I’m sure plenty of other, less politically charged events as well. Plus, every tweet is documented at the Library of Congress, so we’re going to have an (albeit probably terrifying) extensive documentation of this generations thoughts and trends.

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    TexTech  over 13 years ago

    I am somewhere in the middle of the great wide swath between the Luddites and the technology early adopters. I have been programming mainframe computers for over 30 years for business applications but cannot understand much less get into any of the social media stuff. I have a Facebook account. I log in about once a month or so. And almost everything I have seen from Twitter has seemed asnine or pointless (or am I being redundant?). And I think Wiley’s friend, the hilarious Elayne Boosler, has nailed it calling Facebook (and all its kin) Clocksuckers!

    BTW, if you missed it, check out Fox Trot from yesterday for another example of the dangerous addictive quality of these social media applications.

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    GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago

    Good one, Wiley and some great comments. I couldn’t add a thing that isn’t already here.

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    mirthiful  over 13 years ago

    I love you Wiley… and I’m not really aiming this at you specifically… <..rant..> I get that there are people that don’t like FB and Twitter. But I just don’t get why the folks that don’t like it are usually so vehemently vocal about the evils of it. Overall… FB has little affect on the non-users. If you don’t like it, don’t mess with it.

    I don’t understand why the non-fb’ers can’t just back off and let the people enjoy the clocksucking if they want it. :)

    For me, I don’t really get Twitter. But other than the tweeting-while-driving issue… it doesn’t affect me. So, I have no desire to poo on the tweeters parade. < …/rant… >

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    MisngNOLA  over 13 years ago

    Mirth, it kinda sounds like the same sort of things religions get from atheists.

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    Nelly55  over 13 years ago

    thanks for the link Wiley………

    My grandkids foisted FB on me, but I rarely go there unless they post new pics….

    as for twitter

    it’s for twits ;)

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    Nairebis  over 13 years ago

    To understand Twitter, Shakespeare said it best: “Brevity is the soul of wit”. Most people say in several paragraphs what could be said in a small number of words, if only a little thought is put into it. It’s same theory that makes Haiku interesting. It’s the limitations that make the form interesting.

    There aren’t that many people I follow on Twitter, but the brevity makes it easy to get the gist of what they want to say quickly.

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    Destiny23  over 13 years ago

    I still don’t know where kids get the money for nonstop texting/Tweeting. It certainly isn’t cheap. What a waste of money!!

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    bmonk  over 13 years ago

    I think a Technophobe is afraid of technological innovations and stays away from them. I see a Luddite as someone who is more active and violent in their opposition.

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    bmonk  over 13 years ago

    @puddleglum1066, I posted an unexpected reply to you today on yesterday’s comments.

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    Wildmustang1262  over 13 years ago

    Please do NOT sext me anyway! Thank you!

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    parethed  over 13 years ago

    Twitter…I just don’t get it…FaceBook, I agree is a timesucker…my wife gets on there and plays those stupid games for hours on end…there are soooo many other things that could be done with the wasted time…I guess I’m a technophobe in the sense that I don’t own an I-Phone (and don’t want one, either)…shoot, most times I leave my cell phone at home ‘cause I don’t wanna be found….

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    x_Tech  over 13 years ago

    Don’t see a lot of difference between FB or Twitter and commenting here at GoComics…

    Oh well, To each his/her own Clocksucker.

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    policelimit Premium Member over 13 years ago

    suck one clock and you’re labeled for life.

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    andreadler  over 13 years ago

    i dont do this bleeep nor do I need a cell phone with a phone at home and one in the office and PCs in both I dont need to be more connected

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    geofredocampos Premium Member over 13 years ago

    to reply to Lewreader, a Luddite is an 18th century technophobe and yes you can be both but not if you read the funnies on your computer.

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