It's interesting how posting/editing on the various platforms varies due to text length for a single post ..

On Bluesky, I have to really pare it down to fit within the 300-char limit. On Threads, I can expand upon the thought a bit more since posts can be a bit longer, and on Fedi, (where I can have 8k char posts), I can go to town ... 😛

But are my posts here better for it?

I don’t know. I just write here and don’t worry about whether I’m repeating myself, or if my thoughts can be expressed better.

But especially on Bluesky, I find myself looking at each sentence and figuring out what can be cut and how things can be made shorter and yet retain the essence of the thought.

Does that make me a better editor/writer? Maybe?

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@f I could see it making for better editing practices? The server I'm on caps at 500 characters, so if I want to keep my thoughts to a single post, I've gotta boil it down to the most crucial points while losing as little nuance as possible.

Granted, that doesn't mean your longer posts necessarily need it! I've found your comments and commentary on Indian movies quite insightful, especially as that's an area of film I'm not very familiar with.

@auzzy I do agree about the better editing practices 🙂

I tend to be a little overly verbose on here when I post since I don’t have to worry about the post length. But as an experiment, I posted about the same movie yesterday on three different platforms, and I could see how I could’ve really cut down on my post on here and yet retained (most of) the spirit in a shorter post.

But I must admit that I do like the freedom of not having to think about the post length 😛