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Why do people chain post on microblogging platforms rather than link to a blog post? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/26108835

I'll read long posts in either format, but the fragmented format of chained microblog posts, or threads, is mildly distracting at times.

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[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

A few short chainposts can be screen-shot and make it onto other (granted, often even worse)platforms like so. Facebook and Twitter are both better at showing a collection of pictures, likely readable without even clicking, than they are at showing or previewing long-form content.

That's even without accounting for pic-centric platforms like Instagram or Tumblr...