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by jemka 4845 days ago
People like to talk (tweet). People like others to listen to them talk (follow). People like validation (retweets, followers). People have short attention spans (140 chars). People like to be "in the know" (alternative to news source rss feed). People like to feel important (verified).

People will always be people. Twitter isn't a new idea. It just lets people be people.