Twitter may (and probably will, possibly soon) die off; Facebook may (and probably will, possibly soon) die off; indeed, every geegaw we’re using to communicate with each other will die off and be replaced by something new. But that essential behavior—broadcasting bits of our thinkings and doings to other people who are interested to know them—will continue, in whatever form.
Clive Thompson, in a Q&A about his new book, “Smarter Than You Think”: http://nyr.kr/1dKs2Ir (via newyorker)