I think it's good for some things and really terrible for others. Forcing brevity is often really useful for encouraging more succinct, clearer writing. But som

I think it's good for some things and really terrible for others. Forcing brevity is often really useful for encouraging more succinct, clearer writing. But sometimes the inherent complexity in what you're trying to say can't be compressed down to 280 characters, and things get really bad. I think twitter tends to be good for sharing relatively uncontroversial information, making jokes, quick "shower thought" type things, but really bad for anything that requires a deep conversation with someone else.