Diversity Event

The diversity event that I went to was called Leveraging Diversity a presentation by Scott Page of the University of Michigan. What I expected when I went to the diversity event was someone that was going to be talking about different races and religions and how diverse the world really is. Although Dr. Page did talk about different races a little bit that was not his main idea of the presentation. His main idea wasn't about diverse races or cultures, it was about diverse people. In that I mean he talked about how anybody, regardless of race or religion, and different from one another. Many people have been raised in different environments and have different skill sets and thought processes. He explained that with diverse groups much more can get done in companies and groups.

Say that you want to build a house, obviously your are going to hire some contractors, but could you build a house with only contractors? More than likely not. You would also need electricians and plumbers. Because of their different skill sets and knowledge, they, can build the entire house. This was Dr. Page was trying to get at. You can get more done when you have a diverse group of people who think different and have different skills. He said that this is not always the most fun although you do get more done because when you have different thoughts throughout the group everybody's ideas are getting challenged by others. Most people do not like when people challenge what they think, so although you may not have a fun time working with these groups in school or at work just always remember it is for the best because you are going to be getting more done.

Twitter

To be honest I did not really like the idea of making a twitter account. In high school I had to make a twitter account also for student council. I did not like using it then, so I figured I still would not like using it now. I was correct in assuming that I would not like it still. When you already have a different social network account it seems pointless to have another one because anything I want to let people know, I put on Facebook first. So I feel like having to sign into another account just to say the same thing is pretty pointless. So in my opinion it is pretty pointless to have both a Facebook and a twitter account.

Although I do not like the idea of having both accounts I feel like it could be useful to some people. Some people might have different groups of people they want to reach and tell different things to them. In my situation right now though, I do not have more than one group of people I want to reach. So, maybe at some point in the future I will make a new twitter account or use the one I created this year. I do not think I will be doing that until probably after my sophomore year when I start looking for internships and summer jobs. Then I could utilize another social network for another reason then I use Facebook for.

So as for now I will not be using twitter anytime soon. I will just keep updating my status on Facebook and letting my friends know what I am up to. When I need to start contacting other groups I will fire my twitter account back up and start tweeting. Unless some new website is created by then that becomes more popular than twitter, because nowadays that seems to be happening more and more often.

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