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It also missed the point that Twitter is designed to be ephemeral. The content being passed around is meant to be fresh and in-the-moment. It's not where you go

It also missed the point that Twitter is designed to be ephemeral. The content being passed around is meant to be fresh and in-the-moment. It's not where you go to post long-form content that serves as a reference for years to come. Many of the people I follow have no problem embracing both dynamics: They write long-form blog posts, then use Twitter to add up-to-date nuance or link to the blog post in relevant discussions. Twitter and Blogs aren't actually competing to replace each other. They're different platforms with different use cases and different formats. Trying to equate them or declare one better than the other misses the point.

gernb 4y ago
IMO twitter should drop the length limit and just add a `more...` after 280 characters
- not2b 4y ago
  The Twitter competitor that emerges after Elon turns Twitter into a flaming wreck will probably do that.
  - ZetaRicky 4y ago
    Some Mastodon instances, like the one I’m on at the moment, allow 5000 characters per toot. I feel that’s more than sufficient for any Twitter-ish “long” post
alexpotato 4y ago
Except in Twitter you can link back to past tweets. Instagram etc don't have this and are, in my mind, WAY more ephemeral. I also would point out that if Twitter search wasn't garbage, the linking back to old tweets and threads would be even more common as people made "threads of threads". I never got why Twitter never put more focus on searching past tweets given that people searching for things is the best signal of what they actually care about and can be used for more targeted advertising (see Google).