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Don't undersimate the power of 140 characters. It helps you convey your thoughts. Take Plato's Republic as an example, most of the conversations could have happ
by josu 12y ago
Don't undersimate the power of 140 characters. It helps you convey your thoughts. Take Plato's Republic as an example, most of the conversations could have happened in twitter-form, and not much would have been lost (assuming that some replies would be two or three tweets long).
- coldtea 12y ago>most of the conversations could have happened in twitter-form, and not much would have been lost Actually all the nuance would have been lost out of the Republic in that way. Philosophy (and literature for that matter) is never just about the concepts or "plot", it's always about the way in which they are conveyed.
- voyou 12y agoPerhaps The Republic would have been even better in tweet form, because all the bits where someone says "yes, Socrates" could have been replaced by simply favouriting a tweet.