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Is it tho? Twitter traded space (initially 140 characters) for time (you read it fast). That turned out to be a pretty substential decisions, also for consumer
by atoav 2y ago
Is it tho?
Twitter traded space (initially 140 characters) for time (you read it fast). That turned out to be a pretty substential decisions, also for consumers.
This is how I read the notions of space and time in that post.
- setopt 2y agoIs it a space-time trade-off if you end up with little space and little time? Twitter chose to minimize both by storing less, that’s not really a “trade”. I usually understand the term to mean that using more space lets you use less time and vice versa.
- Mordisquitos 2y agoThat description of time/space trade-off is completely orthogonal to the concept of software. If that was the author's intent it would be applicable to all consumer-facing industries.
- DarkNova6 2y agoYou could also argue that it traded depth and content for accessibility and shallowness.
- harry8 2y agoIt didn't. It was the best place to find the best news stories, blog posts, journal papers and all the rest on any subject that interested. Someone who you think is smart,informed and honest says "Mary, who I know, is smart and works in this field wrote about this issue here: link" Could take you to fantastic info you don't see otherwise. Obviously critical thinking and possibly verification required. Now you don't need that because links are all de-amplified and many of the most thoughtful and interesting have left. This is the real shame of it all.