Post ACbAernCUTE7rSpreq by jle@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ACaenXfXTvZFWRLRcO by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T13:14:33Z
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I'm not gonna lie, I'm not the biggest fan of Twitter threads.https://kevq.uk/forget-twitter-threads-write-a-blog-post-instead/
(DIR) Post #ACafHd6zoGgH5fXCqG by sean@social.deadsuperhero.com
2021-10-21T13:20:10.148594Z
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@kev I hate that this is such a trend on Twitter. Awful design pattern. The only thing I can see going for it is that breaking up thoughts into tweets makes composition really easy for the writer.
(DIR) Post #ACafWrMD7zl9cDugcK by davidskg10@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T13:22:41Z
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@kev IMO, thread type of discussion are easier to consume. A single portion of a thread branches out to a new discussion until scammers join in.It works at some point but not every time.
(DIR) Post #ACagXqjd1jm3vfu1lg by jinxd@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T13:34:04Z
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@kev One can only take so much twitter..it's too much.
(DIR) Post #ACah7aW6npfU3ScWLw by brandonsjournal@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T13:40:34Z
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@kev Great article. Sadly I think most folks are just so comfortable with what they know they won't step outside their comfort zone and actually do the work to tell a coherent story.
(DIR) Post #ACaizlBFTJsWidG4Mi by jle@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T14:01:28Z
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@kev I hate Twitter threads too. But when I encounter one, Nitter helps reading it. Twitter's web UI is terrible.
(DIR) Post #ACap6WNbUxwuZEe1Ng by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T15:10:07Z
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@kev I'm guessing you don't like Twitter threads because those things are a damned disaster. They're horrible and stupid.
(DIR) Post #ACasOF36yHfztPCVYu by pyre35@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T15:46:45Z
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@kev Really? I would have assumed you were a big fan!
(DIR) Post #ACasg7SbvOQZZLeW8W by pyre35@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T15:49:46Z
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@kev in response to your actual article though, I assume the problem is the duality of it. Not only are you writing on a platform that's much easier to generate an audience, you are also multiplying your chances of increasing your followers by simply having more than one tweet in a thread. It's honestly ridiculous though. As if twitter itself weren't terrible enough already.
(DIR) Post #ACaswoIoPIZJ4g1o3c by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T15:53:07Z
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@pyre35 why?
(DIR) Post #ACatbO152hLdQH5AjA by seve_py@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T16:00:00Z
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@kev I second you.
(DIR) Post #ACauCTStkOcp2ImLlg by pyre35@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T16:07:09Z
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@kev was a joke lol
(DIR) Post #ACauEb04he08z8JCAS by pyre35@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T16:07:24Z
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@kev I should have added more !!!! to make it clear
(DIR) Post #ACbAernCUTE7rSpreq by jle@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T19:11:11Z
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@kev https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28945112
(DIR) Post #ACbGfEuZ8Q0fHuqEuu by joschi@mastodon.social
2021-10-21T20:18:48Z
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@kev I understand the sentient and do to a certain degree, but the example of Cory Doctorow you picked is maybe not the best because he actually published all these Twitter threads of his on his blog:https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/16/sociopathic-monsters/#all-the-news-thats-fit-to-print😅
(DIR) Post #ACbGgxeeGXr4LXDXSi by joschi@mastodon.social
2021-10-21T20:19:13Z
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@kev I understand the sentient and do agree to a certain degree, but the example of Cory Doctorow you picked is maybe not the best because he actually published all these Twitter threads of his on his blog:https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/16/sociopathic-monsters/#all-the-news-thats-fit-to-print😅
(DIR) Post #ACbHYmJ4foNumxmvcu by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T20:28:52Z
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@kev Oddly enough, the example of a terrible twitter thread that you picked is actually a really good example of why a blog post is better, because it actually is a blog post [1]. It's also a mastodon thread at mamot.fr [2] Cory's been blogging for 20 years now, and has no plans on surrendering his stuff to twitter [3]refs1. https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/16/sociopathic-monsters/2. @pluralistic 3. https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/13/two-decades/
(DIR) Post #ACbNgXSkLX9GnCOc4G by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T21:37:15Z
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@mattrose @pluralistic so why not just post the link on Twitter? That now seems even more ridiculous to me.
(DIR) Post #ACbNtPAaUSmSpy2NYO by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T21:39:32Z
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@joschi I think this makes it an even better example. Why write the post, then to the effort of sprawling it over 50 tweets? Just post a single tweet with a link. I suppose only Corey knows the answer to that, but it confuses the shit outta me.
(DIR) Post #ACbO6W9zoMNUHZ0t0K by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T21:41:11Z
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@jle hahaha! I posted it to HN myself when I first published it. I love the mystery of HN.
(DIR) Post #ACbPiWWizqUSNTKaCu by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T22:00:08Z
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@jle these comments make me very, very sad.
(DIR) Post #ACbsk47cTQXRWzfx9U by jle@fosstodon.org
2021-10-22T03:25:34Z
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@kev Yeah, I thought the same
(DIR) Post #ACcl774L4s1mrAa1ho by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2021-10-22T13:29:15Z
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@sean @kev It's like writing a story on a wall with spray paint
(DIR) Post #ACcpTnyGeIKu6Poeo4 by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-10-22T14:23:41Z
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@kev @pluralistic I think he does it for the exposure. It's much better for him to write out the whole post to the platform with the largest audience. It promotes RTs of specific points or sections that may resonate with a wider audience than just a naked link. Read point 3 to get more info on why