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I guess I'm just an old man but I truly do not understand why people use twitter for long-form content like this. It's like using the handle of a screwdriver as
by twopens 7y ago
I guess I'm just an old man but I truly do not understand why people use twitter for long-form content like this. It's like using the handle of a screwdriver as a hammer. You can do it but it sure isn't optimal. I understand there are a few tools to make it a little better to read, but that's a band-aid on the problem.
- kd5bjo 7y agoI’m not on Twitter myself, but I imagine it’s simply about putting the content where your audience is. How many people will click through a tweet’s link vs. engaging on the platform itself? Also, if you have a Twitter account but not one for longer-form work, are you going to set up something new just to say one thing that’s longer than usual?
- oneeyedpigeon 7y agoIs it 'long-form' content or is it a series of points in an overall thread, most of which focus on an image? It could almost be a gallery of images with captions, but I think it would seem very out of place on imgur, for example. I can’t think of a much better alternative, really. Maybe Medium, but I’d expect something there to be more content than this, with more rewriting and editing. This is more like a 'stream of thoughts'. Is there a specific harm in it being posted on Twitter?
- twopens 7y agoI'll concede that this specific thread isn't super long but some of the ones I've seen posted here are incredibly long and it's just frustrating to read them in that format. Though when you consider the length of a tweet in general compared to the length of the thread, I think I would call it long form compared to the medium it's posted on.
- aembleton 7y agoOnce you put it into ThreadReaderApp it becomes much more readable and pleasant. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1200243842521415681.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1200243842521415681.html