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Honestly I think this is part of the reason why Twitter was so successful for so long. The rest of the internet has become so padded for length (even streaming
by Pxtl 4y ago
Honestly I think this is part of the reason why Twitter was so successful for so long. The rest of the internet has become so padded for length (even streaming TV content -- how many shows have you watched where you thought "this would be better as a movie"?) one platform that demands you focus on being short, punchy, and getting straight to the point would obviously ascend.
- kibwen 4y agoAnd instead people make tweetchains a dozen long, making Twitter the worst of all worlds. It got better when they raised the cap from 140, but it's still too low to saying anything of substance or nuance.
- Pxtl 4y agoYes, but tweetchains are notable in that they're exceptions to the normal flow of chatter on twitter. And a good tweetchain will have people retweeting-out the good parts. Should every site be twitter? Hell no. But is it a good thing that one or two major social media sites demand brevity and distilling your thoughts? Yes.
- kibwen 4y ago> is it a good thing A different thing, certainly. An interesting thing, probably. A good thing? Just because something is different and interesting doesn't mean it's good. Twitter exists as a site on the internet, which is probably the most charitable thing that deserves to be said about it.