[s0] Post length meta, etc.

[chalcedony_starlings]

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.)