Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets

Re:Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets by lhnz on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:58PM (#10846382)

You can express complex thought in short equations (and in fact it is often preferable), so why would it be the case that it couldn't be expressed in just 140 characters? It doesn't make sense.

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Re:Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets by smt88 on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @05:29PM (#10846577)

Short equations don't express complex thoughts. They express the short result of complex proofs, which are themselves essentially definitions. Math is a process of describing reality using definitions built on definitions. The analogy to communicating social, political, or creative thoughts is ridiculous.

If you want to prove me wrong, show me a complex thought expressed in 140 characters. Again, I agree that complex thought can result in a very interesting tweet, but the tweet will not be able to convey all the thought behind it.

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Re:Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets by Mendenhall on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @10:20PM (#10848230)

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

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Re:Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets by smt88 on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @10:43AM (#10851058)

My response in 136 characters:

That thought is pseudo-profound, not complex. In this context, "sound" is human-audible air vibration. One waving hand doesn't make any.

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Re:Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets by Mendenhall on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @10:41PM (#10855817)

If nothing else, I inspired one. Well said! I appreciate that response.

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