2026-09-19 01:49 UTC
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org even before AI there was TL;DR culture (where folk whinged about overly "long" posts, even when they contained valid detail), especially when folk insist on using small screen devices for all their "social" communication rather than full size computers.
At least its not so bad on places like specialist forums where someone is posting a how-to guide about a subject where its important you get everything exactly right (like building electronics or car maintenance)
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@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org 2026-09-19 01:57
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de And it’s not as though people who hate long posts can’t just skip them and read something else. But I think the people who complain about long posts are largely status-driven and see long posts as a threat. They see effort as an attempt to establish authority. But rather than countering each point—because that would take effort—it’s easier to just dismiss effort as pedantic, self-important, and “sounds like AI”.