On: The Decay of Twitter

[mikeg8]

That was the same spot I lost interest as well. Way too verbose.

[dennisnedry → mikeg8]

That's the problem I have with many of these articles, the journalists try to make use of their philosophy degrees and make nothing into something.

[theseatoms → dennisnedry]

It's as if they're paid by word count. If anything they should constrain word count, much like a certain micro-blog network.

[themoonbus → dennisnedry]

Damn journalists, using their education to write an informed article!

[forgetsusername → dennisnedry]

>That's the problem I have with many of these articles

Perhaps Buzzfeed type listicles are more your speed then? Every time there's an article like this posted on HN, there's inevitably someone who posts, "Fewer words! More facts!" (Bonus points for you for getting in a dig about them useless Humanities!)

A thesis isn't right or wrong; it's presented and supported. It's an idea. This is literary journalism. Some people, myself included, enjoy it.

[alanh → forgetsusername]

I enjoy long-form articles, but I still prefer the concise over the verbose.