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Are you an active Twitter user? Have you been for a long while? I'm not. I never have had an active account. I get linked to a Tweet and I'm not sure whether I
by TheCapn 4y ago
Are you an active Twitter user? Have you been for a long while?
I'm not. I never have had an active account. I get linked to a Tweet and I'm not sure whether I'm at the beginning or the end. Is the embedded tweet a quote of someone they're jumping off of? Or a continuation of an active thread. Where does the thread start and end? Why are other names interjected between the parts? Is there more I'm missing in context?
The UI sucks. It's probably fine if you're familiar with it, but for outsiders trying to figure out what the latest hubub being talked about in the link is, it's pretty unapproachable.
- Finnucane 4y agoYeah, this. If you don't have a twitter account and/or use the dedicated app, trying to follow a thread (if it even lets you) is awful. If I follow a twitter link and it's more than one or two posts deep, I give up.
- lazzlazzlazz 4y ago> It's probably fine if you're familiar with it Could just end the conversation here.
- cestith 4y agoMeanwhile HN doesn't notify you of the thread being updated. You have to click a few times just to see if anyone has replied to you. Long threads on HN have all this indentation to follow, while Twitter doesn't. Both UI decisions have pros and cons. Some people have a much easier time writing one paragraph at a time and then replying to themselves. It's a self-editing technique. It can be especially useful to neurodivergent folks, but some neurotypical folks find it easier too. Twitter is really good for stream-of-consciousness regular thought updates as the thoughts come to you. A blog post is usually expected to be a complete topic crafted as one piece.