I’d argue that it encouraged more thoughtful and creative posts. Having that hard character limit forced people into refactoring their thoughts into brief, information rich sentences. Take a look at Vine, it only allowed 7 seconds of video. That hard limit pushed the limits of sketch comedy and peoples’ creativity. Or take a look at this reply, I’m at over 340 characters. If I had a limit, I would be forced into rethinking my words to make a concise but persuasive argument, but now I can faff about, instead of getting to the point.
I’d argue that it encouraged more thoughtful and creative posts. Having that hard character limit forced people into refactoring their thoughts into brief, information rich sentences. Take a look at Vine, it only allowed 7 seconds of video. That hard limit pushed the limits of sketch comedy and peoples’ creativity. Or take a look at this reply, I’m at over 340 characters. If I had a limit, I would be forced into rethinking my words to make a concise but persuasive argument, but now I can faff about, instead of getting to the point.