17 May 2012
Opuss has only been in existence for a few months, and it's users are in the thousands, a tiny number compared to the Goliath that is Twitter. However, as the aims of Opuss are vastly different to that of Twitter this should be of little concern to Opuss users, and the numbers will surely grow soon enough. But, as Opuss has itself stated, many people are using this as if it were Twitter (I'm guilty, I know!) But will this develop, and will Opuss users eventually lose sight of the apps original aims?
It is clear why people use this like Twitter. The appeals of Twitter are largely similar to Opuss. People write stuff which can be read by the whole world. However, whereas Twitter is restrictive with it's 140 character cap, it does have a complete freedom as to what you write. Opuss does not have any caps, but does prefer that what is written is of a slightly more literary or intellectual tone. However, many users choose to ignore this and treat it like a Twitter without boundaries.
Is this really such a bad thing. What Opuss allows is Twitter's great failing: limitless freedom. If Twitter was more like Opuss, it would be the greatest force imaginable. However, does this mean that Opuss will be the one to bend to create such a force, rather than twitter? Twitter certainly won't change anything, so that leaves Opuss to be the ONLY one to change.
Perhaps this can be a good thing. Opuss is about imagination, and the power of ideas. It is, in many ways I have addressed, better than Twitter. And what is written on Twitter is often as valid as what is written on Opuss. So, rather than complain that people are using Opuss for different things, perhaps we should embrace the fact that Opuss has such a diversity of writers, and such potential for the future. And we can quietly but smugly think to ourselves that we are better than Twitter, and always will be!
Will Opuss Become Twitter? • Opuss № I