It's sad nobody can see past the length of a tweet and it makes it so no actual communication can be done: I make points often in my messages and nobody reads them and just say 'Trash' without knowing what they are talking about.
It is as if I went to a Taco Belli restaurant and just said to the manager 'Burrito sucks' and he says 'Too bad' and I leave. Neither will get me a better taco experience compared to if I informed him/her the dirty kitchen he CAN fix which will improve morality
I'm a little torn.
Yes, attention spans are tiny these days. BUT, there's a skill to be honed in mastering brevity + getting to the point.
You need to demand attention and then follow through on the back end once you've captured it. In your example, say 'This burrito sucks' and SHOW him why. If it's bad, it'll get his attention and you can fill in the details.
Just a reality of this world of ours.
You have a fair point, but OP is right. The attention span of modern people is much lower than what it used to be, and it's getting worse. There are some topics that can't be brief, and some that must be long and labored to properly explain. That doesn't mean they're wrong, but it certainly means fewer people will read about complex things. That isn't the fault of the writer, it falls on the reader. Even an extremely condensed well written text would be considered "TLDR" by idiots, which brings up a necessary question: why should idiots and the lowest common denominator be catered to?
And that's how our media gets away with misleading headlines while burying the truth at the bottom or in the middle of an article.
There is something to be said for brevity, but the truth cannot be lost or corrupted in the process.
Making a point and linking to an article with more info is common on twitter, along with linking to third party services and using images containing an explanation.
Its cmn 2 subtract & altr wrds like dis 2 crm long sentnces.