Twitter can make you immoral

[Steelmage]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169788/Twitter-make-immoral-claim-scientists.html

You know this kind of reminds me about what they use to say about video games and rock 'n roll music.

[bignickel]

From this: "Twitter can make you immoral, claim scientists"

to this: "But they show it takes longer to activate processing of social emotions such as admiration and compassion, which are critical for developing a sense of morality. "

Does not compute.

[Steelmage]

Yes, I agree it is BS major big time.

[Dorian Gray]

I give up. How can a simple online program make me live forever?

[dudalb]

Immoral,no.
Stupid, yes.

[Beerina]

I give up. How can a simple online program make me live forever?

I read it that way first, too. Thought it was yet another observation of the essential permanent nature of everything posted on the Internet, thanks to wayback machines and search engines.



Twitter can make you immoral

But the correct interpretation intrigues me. Do they have a pamphlet on how to accomplish this?

[INRM]

I think the more accurate claim is that they believe the constant influx of information can blunt a person's morality.

INRM

[Dorian Gray]

I broke my wife of the desire for Twitter. I simulated Twitter by sending her inane texts all day long of my "doings", like "Hey, I'm here inside the stall taking a dumpskie and reading the sports page at work!" and "Just farted, and it was not only quiet but it was scent-free!"