Twitter's 280-character limit allows users to put ideas in dialogue
Robin Sloan · Microbes, Robots, and Ambition - Robin Sloan on His Novel Sourdough · Y Combinator · Nov 29, 2017 · at 37:28
Author Robin Sloan discusses Twitter expanding its character limit from 140 to 280 characters with YC podcast host Craig Cannon.
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“Someone made the point that with 280 characters, it actually gives you enough space. It's not that much space, but it gives you enough space to do something you almost never could with a 140 characters on their own, which is to Present one idea, kind of, like, set up the thing, and then turn it around. React to it. You could basically say, well, a lot of people say X, but I think Y. Or you could say, like, I used to think X, and now I think Y. Like, there's enough space for, like, two ideas to be in dialogue with each other.”
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