Well, that's the reason I'll probably will never go on Twitter. I don't see why I should tell everyone what I'm doing by the minute or the hour. And it seems that's the only thing you can do on Twitter. Let people follow you step by step in every single moments of your daily routine. Even my parents, with whom I'm living, don't know exactly what I'm doing every day. Why should people who are further apart from me than my parents , in terms of family ties, sociability and geography, know more about me than they do?

I know the temptation to display one's intimacy is quite strong in the present social setting where total transparency and even exhibitionism is constantly encouraged, especially through reality shows on TV and the "witness" culture in the information media. It even appears natural to let the whole world know about anything that's going through your head.

I use Facebook in order to keep in touch with people I know from real-life, not to keep them updated on every cup of coffee I'm drinking. I enjoy it because I can post an unlimited numbers of photos, especially landscapes as I don't like too much posting pictures representing myself or friends, easily organize small events thanks to the agenda application, send quick "hello" through the email interface, and share with other scholars of my network some of the works I'm reading. But I try to limit myself as much as possible to things that aren't related to my privacy and that of people I know.

For me, Twitter looks a lot like big brother on a voluntary basis. Basically, it means that you are willingly and knowingly submitting yourself to the community's constant gaze and therefore, judgment. With all the safety paranoia spreading around us totally democratically, thanks to our refusal of even the slightest risk involved in getting up from bed and going out of the house, do we really need to exhibit ourselves even more on top of this?