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RE: Steem Community is not ready for microblogging creators
I think a microblogging that only contains less than 50 words can be a bit spammy. if someone enjoy photorgraphy, they sure can share their works but probably add more story to it? or how it was taken?
I am not against microblogging. I think it is as difficult as long 250-500 words article. To gain attention and interest, you must know how to fit limited characters into a meaningful, witty, or even funny sentence. But from what I see on twitter as a study case, I think some users even still need to have more room to express their ideas. However, I notice that often, short information creates more engagement than a long post.
Why do You think I have to explain anything about a photo? For me a good photo can say a lot by itself. When it comes to technical stuff... Do You go to the museum or a photography exhibition and want to learn how it was done... no You want to enjoy the magic of the art and think whatever You want about it.
I myself like to write longer blogs now and then. I enjoy to write the reviews I do. But that doesn't mean everything else I do I put less effort or work. In all honesty I put way more work on my small blog posts than the big ones.
This one for example to prove a point it is literally just a rant that I have written on the coffeeshop in 5 minutes with some random photos that I have edited with VSCO... not even used any of my presets or edited the photos separately.
I don't think You or anyone have to explain anything about a photo. It is not an obligation. They can speak itself but I think there's a reason why a creator is taking that object, which is something often highlighted in art or photography exhibition. Again, I am not saying you have to say verbose description.
Another point I want to raise is the market where we put our content. Steem as blockchain is diverse. There are people who like short content, blog posts, articles, essays, photography, even gaming. And I am sure people do a great job on finding their own community and support each other. I always see it as, if I want to attract certain types of readers then I must do what attract them. I will not get someone attention if they're not interested in my content. Regarding what you mentioned ,
It might be or might not be true. It seems to me that they prefer medium to long blog posts. But that's not often the case. I think there are some whales out there who will upvote microblogging contents. Nonetheless, instead of thinking they are whales, think that they're also our readers. Perhaps when "whales" don't come our way, it might means- it's outside their interests.
From my experience writing a medium-long content, it's time consuming. It's even more disheartening when you get less interaction for something informative. I do a lot of stream of consciousness writing as well or just rambling. Interestingly, my rambling gets more engagement than my informative content.