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> fitting ... into a tweet. I enjoy the constraint and view it as a minor new art form, similar to the constraints of a Haiku. Seeing that '0' when I'm done is

> fitting ... into a tweet. I enjoy the constraint and view it as a minor new art form, similar to the constraints of a Haiku. Seeing that '0' when I'm done is generally mildly pleasurable for me.

yabatopia 10y ago
Great, but how many people online read, write or enjoy writing Haiku? If writing a Tweet requires as much time and (intellectual) energy as a Haiku, than I'm not surprised that the growth of Twitter is tanking.
- proksoup 10y ago
  I enjoy reading things that have more time and intellectual energy put into them. This is not true of a lot of twitter ... but the short constraint I think is the only thing that really moves the needle in that direction on there.
iamatworknow 10y ago
I almost exclusively follow stand up comedians on Twitter, and the character limit is perfect for a concise one line joke. I will actually avoid any "twitlonger" links or images of text, because that's not what I'm there to see. Likewise, I've unfollowed quite a few people on Instagram when they start regularly posting pictures of text. Maybe I'm just a format purist snob?
- joe5150 10y ago
  Images of text on Instagram is definitely wrong. Get a blog.
  - iamatworknow 10y ago
    There's one comedian I know who deleted his twitter account (I think in part because of harassment he was getting, and also in an attempt to obscure his less savory posts from his non-famous days). Then he took to Instagram and started posting images of text with comments disabled. At that point, why even bother? Does the number next to the heart button mean that much to you?
    - herge 10y ago
      Maybe to preven plagiarism? If people share the same image around, you can trace it back to the original author with a watermark, etc.
      - joe5150 10y ago
        You'd be surprised by how little compunction people have with just copying it (via screenshot) and sharing it anyway. See also: https://theawl.com/the-triumphant-rise-of-the-shitpic-e25d8e5af9bc https://theawl.com/the-triumphant-rise-of-the-shitpic-e25d8e...
      - iamatworknow 10y ago
        I should've been clearer -- he's not even posting jokes or anything creative, just random social commentary mostly.
- freehunter 10y ago
  Especially with Instagram, you can write as long of a comment as you want. Post a picture of some random thing and then write your long-ass comment below it.

> fitting ... into a tweet. I enjoy the constraint and view it as a minor new art form, similar to the constraints of a Haiku. Seeing that '0' when I'm done is generally mildly pleasurable for me.

yabatopia 10y ago

Great, but how many people online read, write or enjoy writing Haiku? If writing a Tweet requires as much time and (intellectual) energy as a Haiku, than I'm not surprised that the growth of Twitter is tanking.

proksoup 10y ago
I enjoy reading things that have more time and intellectual energy put into them. This is not true of a lot of twitter ... but the short constraint I think is the only thing that really moves the needle in that direction on there.

iamatworknow 10y ago

I almost exclusively follow stand up comedians on Twitter, and the character limit is perfect for a concise one line joke. I will actually avoid any "twitlonger" links or images of text, because that's not what I'm there to see. Likewise, I've unfollowed quite a few people on Instagram when they start regularly posting pictures of text. Maybe I'm just a format purist snob?

joe5150 10y ago
Images of text on Instagram is definitely wrong. Get a blog.
- iamatworknow 10y ago
  There's one comedian I know who deleted his twitter account (I think in part because of harassment he was getting, and also in an attempt to obscure his less savory posts from his non-famous days). Then he took to Instagram and started posting images of text with comments disabled. At that point, why even bother? Does the number next to the heart button mean that much to you?
  - herge 10y ago
    Maybe to preven plagiarism? If people share the same image around, you can trace it back to the original author with a watermark, etc.
    - joe5150 10y ago
      You'd be surprised by how little compunction people have with just copying it (via screenshot) and sharing it anyway. See also: https://theawl.com/the-triumphant-rise-of-the-shitpic-e25d8e5af9bc https://theawl.com/the-triumphant-rise-of-the-shitpic-e25d8e...
    - iamatworknow 10y ago
      I should've been clearer -- he's not even posting jokes or anything creative, just random social commentary mostly.
freehunter 10y ago
Especially with Instagram, you can write as long of a comment as you want. Post a picture of some random thing and then write your long-ass comment below it.