Re:Forget Twitter Threads; Write a Blog Post Instead
by leephillips on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:39PM
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“it's a hell of a lot better”
Better for whom? On the whole, it’s worse. Worse for me. Worse for everyone.
“than just thinking about that awesome blog post and then never writing it”
No. Please think about it and never write it. That’s the best outcome I can think of. Am I asking too much?
Re:Forget Twitter Threads; Write a Blog Post Instead
by TameAntelope on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:58PM
(#28950092)
Thinking by writing is a concept that PG talks about in his most recent essay, posted literally today.
It's absolutely a thing, and to shun it is to shun an entire creative process.
Re:Forget Twitter Threads; Write a Blog Post Instead
by Arubis on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:54PM
(#28951823)
Honestly? Yes, you are. The behavior of other folks that aren't on your payroll & aren't hurting you by isn't your domain; your option is simply to not read it. Or, more colloquially: they're not your b****.
Re:Forget Twitter Threads; Write a Blog Post Instead
by moron4hire on Thursday October 21, 2021 @08:13PM
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Yes, you are asking too much.
If it's such a pain to you, then stop following. You weren't forced to start, and nobody is holding you hostage. You can leave at any time. Your supposed damage is your own fault.
Blog posts are probably more readable than Twitter threads; I won't argue that. But if using Twitter is the thing that gets you to get ideas out of your head and into the written word, it's a hell of a lot better than just thinking about that awesome blog post and then never writing it—and, as siblings have noted, the "dump into Twitter, revise into a blog post" flow is both common and totally reasonable.