Twitter Chat: You Want Me to What?

 I claim to be...socially awkward.  I wouldn't say I have full-blown social anxiety (neither would my therapist) but I have anxious moments when interacting with new people.  When I take personality assessments, I am constantly affirmed as an introvert with a true limited capacity to interact with people daily.  


This Web 2.0 course has been comfortable for me, allowing me to interact with people just as much as I wanted to for a grade.  Twitter, blogging, Instagram - all either platforms I used avidly or have in the past.  Even the new tools have been easy enough.  

Then Dr. Vanessa said to do a Twitter Chat.


The key to Twitter for an introvert for me is being able to curate my experience.  Yes, I tweet with (and at) strangers.  Sometimes people I don' t know respond to me.  It still feels controllable: ending the interaction is as easy as ignoring the thread.  Or blocking or muting.  The idea of a Twitter Chat or Space just feels like too much.  And I was invited to Clubhouse a year ago.  

I'm not saying I won't ever enter a live space on a platform.  However it will take some time and courage to do.  Maybe next challenge.


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