[dingaling]

I've been on a long journey to break out of the (breaking | hourly | daily ) news cycle and on reflection Twitter represents everything that is wrong with that cycle.

There is a perceived need in Western society to hear about events right now even if those initial reports turn out to be inaccurate or plain false. Not only does it seem pointless to spend time discussing such reports but often they are a distraction from things that are important.

If the event is significant, there will be in-depth analysis at the weekend and I'll learn about it then.