Gigi @Gigi - 2y
nostr can do long-form no problem, but it's a different KIND Not all clients should support all KINDS imho. That would be an everything app.
Think of it this way: without imposition, the act of creation can not happen. Without limitation, everything goes, which funnily enough means that nothing happens, because everything is equally likely to occur. (I know this is very philosophical and meta, but you get my point). Creativity and expression requires restriction, and every medium restricts automatically. That's why the medium IS the message. Limitation isn't inherently bad. I also don't think that 140 characters automatically rot your brain for what it's worth. Attention algorithms are a far bigger problem (that's why YouTube can rot your brain too).
(I realize the irony of the above post being longer than 140 characters 😂)
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Gigi @Gigi - 1y
I don't like everything apps. nostr:nevent1qqszsrem3j2lhseummmd6c9knnufy6atrutyzfaexzpdrd8swd9ad3qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygrwg6zz9hahfftnsup23q3mnv5pdz46hpj4l2ktdpfu6rhpthhwjvpsgqqqqqqskafvz7
Jeff Swann @Jeff Swann - 1y
What if Nostr does bigger notes well (so we can just skip the need for tools to turn threads into articles that are easier to read) & something like highlights will allow people to focus on or respond to specific points? Maybe we still need some minor incentive to be concise? 🤔 nostr:nevent1qqstrtc4l6kww4pm2tshxh33alw8qynnlzcxwzgkrfal0xm8g5fs94cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygrwg6zz9hahfftnsup23q3mnv5pdz46hpj4l2ktdpfu6rhpthhwjvpsgqqqqqqstw7hqn
PABLOF7z @PABLOF7z - 1y
Highlighting the specific passage and responding to it is superior to threads imo as you, as the person responding/reacting to something can specifically mark what you are responding to. I do agree with nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc that the character constraints tends to sharpen your thinking to be more precise.
the one obvious caveat is the reduction in nuance; I wonder if part of the polarization and strawmanning we've seen in the past decades is partly due to this constraint.
A tweet is not a thread, and a thread is not a blog post. Different medium. Different message. nostr:nevent1qqszsrem3j2lhseummmd6c9knnufy6atrutyzfaexzpdrd8swd9ad3qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygrwg6zz9hahfftnsup23q3mnv5pdz46hpj4l2ktdpfu6rhpthhwjvpsgqqqqqqsu6r82w
I wouldn't say it's superior in general. Threads are different from highlights. There is a reason why they evolved, and I'd say it's not purely because of limitation. I like to think of them as paragraphs. And when sharing media, it's almost like a slideshow. Threads are useful imho and different from blog posts. It goes without saying that I'm a fan of highlighter (understatement of the century). In case one of the onlookers doesn't know, I wrote this blog post a while ago: https://dergigi.com/2023/04/04/purple-text-orange-highlights/
the origin article that resulted in the creation of nostr:npub1w0rthyjyp2f5gful0gm2500pwyxfrx93a85289xdz0sd6hyef33sh2cu4x
calvadev⚡️ @calvadev⚡️ - 6mo
NIP-31 and NIP-89 ftw. nostr:nevent1qqszsrem3j2lhseummmd6c9knnufy6atrutyzfaexzpdrd8swd9ad3qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycrqsqqqqqp7lj6xx
