To spin this positively, Twitter should be happy their platform is considered a "medium" and not just "one-thing" to all users.

The idea that your Twitter feed is an unfiltered firehose, and that you can use Twitter how you want (follow, tweet, or not) makes it all the more powerful and redundant to shifting consumer trends.

As long as Twitter doesn't hork the various tools/services used to access the service, no one should "get sick" or be fatigued by Twitter as there is not one standard experience.

A family member of mine just signed up for Twitter but didn't want anyone to know for various reasons (they are not interested in gaining a "following"). They just wanted to follow a few folks/entities they're interested in and that's it. This is a good thing ... Twitter remains "useful" without dictating how my family member and others has to use it.

The "hands-off" approach should also appeal to businesses looking to partner with, or provide tie-ins to the Twitter service.

I would argue the more lightweight and open-ended Twitter is in regards to how it works, the better.