#MyTwitterAnniversary Twitter reminded me I joined this day 6 years ago. My online life started with blogging in '07 Wordpress, soon after on a dear forum thats changed so much, and then '14 twitter initially on urging by others. Each phase has been an experience to learn from.
Humanity never ceases to surprise and intrigue me, and each of my phases of exploring the online world gave me new insights and an opportunity to sharpen and clarify my own thoughts arguing with or explaining to others. I have made friends and perhaps enemies.
But the great fallacy of online life is also its great safety net: its detachment and ability to edit interactions - something we are not so easily able to do in real life. For ppl like me, who use online world more as whetstone to keep the sharper edges of our minds -its a gift.
In my constant detached self-observation, I can see that twitter brought back my younger penchant for debating, but also a greater maturity in drawing lines and restraint - not just because of age and life experience, which cdnt hv come in only 6 yrs.
our online interactions don't really create new things in us, doesnt alter our personalities - they just release or suppress features that are already there. I am grateful to both my friends and my enemies online - for the opportunity to learn from my interactions with them.
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