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These kind of tweets kinda defeats the true purpose of Twitter, why don't the people write a blog instead of making dozens of tweets? I mean, you can write a bl
by AbraKdabra 6y ago
These kind of tweets kinda defeats the true purpose of Twitter, why don't the people write a blog instead of making dozens of tweets? I mean, you can write a blog with exact o more words, you can express yourself more and make the article much richer, and then you can link it to your twitter account, it makes absolutely no sense to do what he did.
- satvikpendem 6y agoEngagement. The majority of the people that such a blog would be shared with won't read it because it requires clicking an extra link. Tweets can be read in-line. Also, tweets in a tweet thread can be commented on specifically rather than on the blog post entirely.
- reaperducer 6y agoAlso, tweets in a tweet thread can be commented on specifically rather than on the blog post entirely So it's like a college lecture where the professor stops after each sentence and has to answer questions from the audience. Pretty much the opposite of communication.
- satvikpendem 6y agoNot really. The tweeter in this case isn't stopping between each tweet to address comments. It is asynchronous versus the synchronous example you gave.
- reaperducer 6y agowhy don't the people write a blog instead of making dozens of tweets I agree. And it's why I didn't read his screed once I saw that it was a whole series of tweets. In the spirit of tl;dr, I propose "tr;dr" - Tweet rant; didn't read.
- aspenmayer 6y agoI wish these kinds of complaints were considered off-topic on HN, for the same reason paywall complaints are, because they are detracting from the content in an entirely obvious, predicable, uninteresting way. There are apps to summarize tweets to help them to be more legible for those who prefer that. It makes sense to use Twitter to reach his Twitter followers. That’s reason enough to use Twitter.
- satvikpendem 6y agoI do want to see less pedantry about the medium and more discussion (and if that includes pedantry, so be it) about the message itself.