Stupid tweets have ruined careers, relationships, political ambitions and Olympic dreams.

So, why do we do it?

I blame evolution. Technology has advanced so much faster than human social evolution and we are just not wired to deal with the immediacy and permanence of a wired world. I doubt Voula Papachristou trained all those years so she could make a racial slur on twitter.

Personally, I find I don't always make good decisions when it comes to using technology.

• I am blind to spelling errors until I press the 'submit' button.
• The very second I click 'yes' to a purchase, I suddenly realize I just bought something crazy, and a hundred of them at that.
• I Tweet insane comments when I'm excited and twitterpated.
• I empty the recycle bin only to find that now nothing works and those incredibly important files are gone for good.

"Oh My God! What have I done?" is my daily mantra.

Until our social evolution has advanced, some solutions might be:

• Buying a larger hard drive so you don't have to empty the recycle bin
• Keeping important files on permanent media, such as a DVDR
• Hiding your credit card

It might also be a good idea to stay away from twitter when:

• You are in a heightened emotional state


• You have been drinking


• You are below the age of 15


• You are in the Olympics


• You are in politics


• You are Charlie Sheen

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