Beware of Twitter!

Did you know that Tweeting can make you immoral?  It’s true, say some scientists.  Here are some excellent points that you just can’t dispute:

…[R]apid-fire news updates and instant social interaction are too fast for the ‘moral compass’ of the brain to process.

…[H]eavy Twitters and Facebook users could become ‘indifferent to human suffering’.

Celebrities of all types – from rugby players to chefs to pop stars – are becoming hooked on the instant updates [and we know celebs are BAD].

‘Lasting compassion in relationship to psychological suffering requires a level of persistent, emotional attention.’

I feel really bad when I see roadkill.  Does that make me moral?  Sometimes I spend minutes upon minutes thinking about the suffering of everyone who ever watched a Michael Moore documentary.  I must be really good.  But those kids today – they’re just moving too darn fast.  I know cuz I have that science stuff to back me up:

The study used compelling, real-life stories to induce admiration for virtue or skill, or compassion for physical or social pain, in 13 volunteers.