How do you feel about the decline of long-form posts?

Personally I've come to terms with it.

Literacy rates are extremely high; being able to write a lot is not a flex anymore.

And the modern world demands so much attention there isnt much left to waste.

I try to convey as much meaning in as little words as possible.

It's hard, though, having come from formal education. Word quotas and whatnot; we were taught the opposite.

What do you think?

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SwampFlower · 31-35, F

I miss long form personal blogs from back in the day. SW isn’t quite it but it kind of scratches the itch sometimes.

But to be honest my attention span isn’t what it used to be either.

CynicalSpaceMan · 26-30, M

@SwampFlower Ditto.

Every now and again I find an engaging novel of a post, but most of the time i can only suffer a few paragraphs.

I read a lot of academic books, and that widens my attention span somewhat, but I prefer conciseness.

To me, being able to say a lot in a little is an art in and of itself.