[s0] Post length meta, etc.

From Mastodon, mostly because it's more useful there, but repeated here because it's still relevant:

Expecting the recipient to filter through things costs less if topics are generally written about in larger chunks which can be accepted or dismissed in one gesture (computer input, mental effort, etc.), rather than having lots of tiny pieces interleaved, taking N× motes of “I shouldn't read that right now” emotional energy.

1. Step 1. The Timeline
2. Step 2. ???
3. Step 3. Burnout

I can see some of you struggling to get past what Twitter burnt into your minds.

Until enough of you form the social infrastructure for other things, this will keep happening.

Coordinating to let go of fear is hard.

… we'll come for you if we can.

(But if you insist that the answer involves everything being in JavaScript, then we might have problems.)

[s0] Irony and user interfaces

If two people want to add each other on Telegram based initially on sharing usernames, how is this actually done?

So far, what I've run into is:

1. I use the “Share My Contact” button because contact lists seem to only be able to contain target numbers; entries can't be added purely by username.
2. The other user adds me, because they haven't gone through the same thing a dozen times before or aren't paying attention or got excited.
3. The share button on their screen no longer exists because I'm Already A Contact, so I have to badger them for their number.
4. Then sometimes this causes them to get upset with me, and then [redacted].

What's the good answer? (And why do I see so many complaints about user interfaces on less-centralized stuff when this is still allowed and okay?)