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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DancingStarGoddess ·

I'm pretty verbose, but more and more I've started backspacing and chopping down things bc I realized people just don't want to read. Especially if it has no accompanying image or something which makes me sad.

Everyone seems to need so much visual stimulation versus using their own imagination or simply reading what's there for details and clues or even simply asking questions and engaging in real, meaningful conversation and banter. And to echo the sentiment of others here, many posts I've read are very long but saying nothing or worse... What they ARE saying makes me look at the author in a much less flattering light which has been happening more and more lately.

CynicalSpaceMan · 26-30, M

@DancingStarGoddess shorter attention spans and word diarrhea definitely aggravate the issue