Most of what I write and tweet about are superficially boring topics to most people.
This is intentional.
For example, although I happen to have fairly stable political and ethical opinions, and although I spend quite a lot of intellectual energy and capital considering the nuances of these opinions, I have no desire to convince others of my views, especially on social media, which I consider the worst forum for serious debate.
But this decision to not share my political, social, or religious views with others—other than creating a lot of dull content—comes with another cost: it tends to dehumanize me to others. After all, we are social and political animals, and not engaging in these topics online, does make me into somewhat of an unemotional drone.
And that’s part of the reason I periodically tweet out photos of my kitten/cat, “Roo.”
I know that I emotional resonate with other Twitter cat-guardians who tweet out photos of their cats ( yes, or even dogs!), so I suspect that by periodically tweeting out photos of our beautiful little kitten/cat Roo other people who engage me on Twitter see that I am not just some neutral drone.
Does it work? I don’t know, but I do know I get a lot more traction on cat content than just about anything else I do—and that’s fine with me!