The issue is less 280 than the little orb instead of a character account — it's silent encouragement to go longer instead of edit.
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But that's, ultimately, the 280, not the orb. Being told one has 120 characters left, I'd think, would encourage continuing, rather than encourage editing.
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The number gives you a sense of how long what you've written is.
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I’d edit several clauses and commas out of that tweet of yours, Chris.
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You're my Orb, Miriam.
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