I don’t like .
There. I said it.
Probably not the first, and probably not the last, but at least my voice has been added to the mix.
Why don’t I like the new Twitter look?
The term “My Spoon Is Too Big” refers to the short cartoon by Don Hertzfeldt called “Rejected”. The first line of this cartoon uses the phrase “My spoon is too big”.
Honestly, I’m not sure.
Everything is so much BIGGER, it should make tweets clearer and easier to read.
But, instead, it’s almost like everything is just…
TOO BIG!
It’s kind of like Walmart, now:
Too much ground to cover, and it’s all a jumbled mess.
I was looking for popcorn in the chip aisle but found it, instead, with the shoes.
There is reason to love it.
I get what the new Twitter look is aiming for.
In theory the layout should be a social media marketer’s wet dream. It is supposed to make “good” tweets easier to find and display, and you can pin a good one to the top of your page. Reading someone else’s stream should be more awesome, too, because I can narrow shit down to more easily find what I’m looking for.
I know I should be excited about these particular attributes. But the fact of the matter is, I’m just not.
I didn’t ask for Twitter to help me. I kind of feel like this is an example of when a man or a child {the two are generally interchangeable, so take your pick} offers to assist mama, and instead makes a huge mess. So now, not only do I STILL have to do whatever it was that originally needed to be accomplished… but first I have to clean up the “helpful” explosion.
THANKS FOR THAT.
How about you HELP me by just NOT?
That’d be awesome, mmm-kay.
I’m glad I’m not alone.
I went spelunking and found lots of DEAR GOD DON’T DO THIS.
Which, of course, instantly made me feel better. Misery loves company.
The new design looks more cluttered than the old Twitter set-up, and opinion has been mixed among users. ~Sky.News
…If you haven’t already made the mistake, do not – I repeat, do NOT – switch to the . It’s TRASH and you can’t switch back.
— Taji Aqib
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I am not fricken blind Twitter.. I can see smaller font u know.
— Cheekyoziechick
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Guess who isn’t going to switch to the new twitter layout?! pic.twitter.com/ZRlcj14M6G
— abbas
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These are but a few arguments against the new Twitter look. If you’d like to see more, some of which are fucking HILARIOUS, and most of which are SPOT ON, check this out: .
Sadly, they have fallen victim to the new Twitter look. I guess Twitter didn’t listen to their pleas.
*le sigh*
Lemme hear you.
- Are you a fan of the new Twitter look?
- Why or why not?
