> Tweeting requires neither skill nor forethought which are things that most people either do not possess or do not exercise very often.
This is the exact reason where I think Twitter's restriction shines. The average person isn't going to rethink or edit their tweets. In some cases, the 140 limit forces them to, without getting in the way of the user experience.
Type type type type. Is my message under (140) characters? yes -> post. No -> rewrite it.
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I will agree with you that the people worth reading aren't on Twitter. But I think there's something to be said about making a large number of average people marginally better at something.
This is the exact reason where I think Twitter's restriction shines. The average person isn't going to rethink or edit their tweets. In some cases, the 140 limit forces them to, without getting in the way of the user experience.
Type type type type. Is my message under (140) characters? yes -> post. No -> rewrite it.
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I will agree with you that the people worth reading aren't on Twitter. But I think there's something to be said about making a large number of average people marginally better at something.