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What would you write if your text could have infinite length?
I would write about how these kinds of conversations are among the main reasons I love writing in general, and why long-form writing is one of my favorite types of communication. Long form allows for a far greater amount of depth than short form does. If you can convince someone to read an essay or book that's 50 pages long, then they've given you their trust for those 50 pages: it means they're willing to sit down and spend several hours focusing on your thoughts, which is quite a commitment from them. It really forces the writer to have strong arguments if they want readers to continue reading past page 1.
With the rise of social media, short form writing has become more common. I think it's a shame though: long form teaches you discipline and rewards contemplation; reading 50 pages takes much longer than reading 5 tweets.
And then, more than that: I think long form has a tendency to elevate the discourse. By having people read 50 pages of your writing, you're forcing them to spend time with your ideas and arguments, which can shape their thinking in subtle ways. If they think about what you've written for five minutes or an hour, then even if they disagree with everything you wrote it still might have changed how they think on some level. It's just far harder to do that kind of shaping through tweets.
Of course this is all just speculation. I can't say for sure that long form writing actually does those things or has those effects, but I think it's worth thinking about and experimenting with. It wouldn't surprise me if long form writings changed how people think on average, though of course the precise direction and magnitude would depend on the writings themselves.
Anyway, sorry for the rambling. I hope that helps answer your question! Thanks for asking.
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