Twitter is popular for the same reason Tiktok is, most people can't read without great effort. Fifty-four percent of Americans read below the sixth grade level

Twitter is popular for the same reason Tiktok is, most people can't read without great effort. Fifty-four percent of Americans read below the sixth grade level. The character limit and resulting lack of nuance made it an ideal platform for the modern semi-literate user. Tiktok is obviously even better, as it requires no literacy.