There's no either, or. Of course a mix would be ideal. I've written posts that are combinations of long and short. Many words, but every few words or sentences is leading to a joke or a point. This one for example. It would be impossible to shrink that down to 100 words. Just because a few folks prefer short or can't focus long enough to enjoy long form, that doesn't mean the world needs to bend over backwards to cater to their needs.
Plenty of people do still read on this planet. This dude did some research. Plenty more out there on the subject if you look for it.
Nearly every time a musician or band made a long song that people enjoyed, the radio content police said, "It's too long and people don't like long songs, they like short songs." Those people who are not the creators of content have been wrong for decades. Creators have been held back for decades because of media dictators stepping in and making rules. Fuck the rules. Let people do whatever the hell they want to do.
A lot of people can't even make it through a movie without checking their phone these days.
I don't know if you remember that study or whatever that was done on the percentage of people who watch reality television. The poorer someone was the higher the likelihood they watched a lot. The percentage of millionaires that watched any at all was something like 3%. I am guessing that significant investors on average will sit down and read articles that support their own development, rather than scroll Instagram, mindlessly tapping the screen. But, that 1% of the audience isn't worth catering for ;D
a 6.5 minute song will never be popular - Bohemian Rhapsody
Yes.
I was thinking of standing in line at a place like a bank or customer service counter.
Each one of those individuals waiting has either a long form to fill out, or a short form.
Who listens to that asshole in line saying, "Come on! Hurry up! I don't have all day!"
Nobody.
The impatient types with a hint of entitlement issue are often loud, but typically ignored.
If people enjoy short form, that's great. What they need is an express line though. If all the content was automatically sorted so those enjoying short form could find it easily, there'd be no need for debate. What they're truly looking for is convenience. Yet what they would discover is how inconvenient life is when you begin sifting through thousands upon thousands of short form posts. Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling, *one eye catcher, scrolling, scrolling, scrolling, there's another one. The people most interested in this madness often spend far more time looking for content, literally wasting minutes and hours, always on their phones, so they can find that 10 seconds of joy their happy meme gave them. But they don't have time for long form, they'll say.
Yes, you are quite right.
Buying cheap is rarely so.
The amount of time people spend trying not to spend much time doing something is incredible.
Most engagement in this world is quiet consumption. That's something else many are not factoring in to this equation.
Yes, a comment is considered engagement. Your short form post here did not receive engagement because it is short. When one asks a question, they will get answers.
A Youtuber might have 1 million subscribers, 100k views on a fresh video, 10k 'likes', less than 1000 comments.
The views and likes are also engagement.
One could place art on a wall. Many will stop, look, keep walking, even if they like it. Only a couple people might stand there and talk about it. One could write a humorous post, people at home consume, are entertained, and that's the point, then they move on. Only a few will comment to say it was funny, even fewer will have something funny to say in return. The silence does not make it a failure, especially if they've hit the upvote button, showing their approval. That's engagement. Even the one reading, enjoying, walking away without a trace is engagement. The most common engagement is quiet consumption though, especially when there are high numbers of consumers.
Yep, I agree. The quiet consumer online i the largest segment by far - it is just that the outspoken minority create the noise.
The other reason this content got engagement as it did isn't just because I asked a question - who asks the question has an effect too. if it was my first day on the blockchain, I don't think it would have received quite so many comments, other than those automated introduction ones... :)
That's true. A lot of content has consumers before it's even published. That takes years to achieve though.
It's also incredibly common. Good luck getting a million views with your first youtube video. Probably not going to happen. Probably won't be anywhere near the top 100 billboard music charts first time recording a voice either. Your grand opening might be a busy day. After that it's all on you. Common here, common in restaurants. Everywhere. Things are so bloody normal here yet often people think it's broken. Even the early incoming auto votes. No different than paying at the door before consuming the show, the music, the sports, the exhibits, the rides, etc. And of course, again, the established ones have more folks at the door before show time. Compare the line up for Star Wars to the line that doesn't exist from the franchise we've not heard of.
"Pre-sales" is something that hasn't been factored into the culture here.