In light of recent events, this seems... pertinent.pic.twitter.com/UGtCDt6Jh9
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How does one best handle a situation where we're talking say 300 words of text (i.e., can't be tweeted)?
In this case, it's perhaps sth you could describe and link to. In other cases, spreading it across multiple tweets
I get the merit of that suggestion. But it wouldn't be nearly as effective as a tweet. There are competing demands.
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