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Re:Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Characte... by halomru on Monday May 16, 2016 @06:53PM (#11710261)
Finding the core of an idea always takes more time than writing a wall of text. But in a world where a message is read much more often than it's written it makes no sense to offload this cost onto the reader.
Re:Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Characte... by npizzolato on Monday May 16, 2016 @08:07PM (#11710535)
He said, in 209 characters.

You need to remove all nuance to fit any reasonably complex idea in 140 characters . And so we're left with soundbites and absolutes, the backbone of all good discussions!

Re:Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Characte... by chris_wot on Monday May 16, 2016 @08:01PM (#11710512)
We are finally truly in the age of the soundbite. Lucky us?