Every time I read a post like this I think “that person doesn’t mind having his time wasted.”
There is a cost in lost opportunity. I for one actually transact business as a result of Twitter participation, and when it is down, it IS a lost opportunity cost and money lost.
Plenty of companies are being built of upon the assumption that Twitter is available – TwitterPhone and about 200+ API developers for example. I guess that they have nothing to bitch about, either.
Also, I would like to point out that Twitter is no where NEAR 9 nines of availability.
It is not the audience’s fault if Twitter cannot figure out a revenue model. I don’t blame my customers if I cannot sustain enough business to keep my idle hands fully occupied – that’s why they call it “work.”
Twitter will one day make money on the community being built. Ergo, there is value to participation and this whole notion of “it’s free – shut up” will be exposed for the BS it is.
Logorrhea 
Way to sound off! Twitter definitely has to get it’s act together. Hopefully sooner than later. But knowing what we know now, someone could build a better Twitter. Heck, Google could so scoop the day here with Jaiku.
BTW, Good morning!
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