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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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

That, like most things, neither extreme is absolutely the only way to go.

My problem with the brevity demanded by most social media is that so much context and nuance is lost, and the resulting mishmash can be interpreted multiple ways or makes no sense.

Otoh, as already stated, lengthy discourses can obfuscate the underlying message with wordiness for the sake of appearing knowledgeable or erudite. And some times the clearest, most incisive statement is very short.

General McAuliffe's response to the German demand to surrender at the Battle of the Bulge comes to mind: "Nuts!"

CynicalSpaceMan · 26-30, M

@dancingtongue effective. I love it. It's the difference between a balloon and a bullet.

Will your words be compact and hit hard?

Or will they take up lots of space yet be mostly empty?