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dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• popcar2@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Microblogging has always sucked IMO. It’s always been more geared towards shouting your opinion and leaving, and it actively discourages any discussion by hiding reply threads and making it a nightmare to follow. Most people aren’t ready for this take, though…

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bluesky has reply threads, but in general I agree

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• fonix232@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The whole idea behind Twitter (character limits etc.) was obviously a bad idea from the moment texting became obsolete thanks to IM services.

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  • NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You mean because Twitter is an SMS-based messaging app?.. The character limits are arbitrary, not a technical limitation. Which is why they doubled them at one point, I believe.

    The limits were meant to act as a micro-blogging enforcement measure, for micro attention spans.

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    • fonix232@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Actually, no, the initial limit was precisely because of SMS character limits - Twitter in the first few years had an SMS gateway where you could send a text and it would be posted under your account.

      Obviously later on it was an arbitrarily kept limit, but the limit itself, even doubled, makes it a horrible platform for any kind of debate.

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      • NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I see… TIL, thanks.

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• Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s like saying that a battleaxe is too unwieldy for cooking. Yes you are correct, but why the hell are you using a battleaxe for cooking?

  Use the right tools for the right job.

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  • FaceDeer@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think that's exactly what he's saying.

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