Of my zillion platforms, only one allowed to text me: Twitter DM. Remove length limit without options, remove core use+break follow/DM link.
And through network effects, Facebook can survive how it sometimes pushes its users but even Facebook has built lots of streamlined choices.
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I've been puzzled how underdeveloped Twitter DM was for so long. But crushing the one way it does work seems off. Why not offer two options?
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@zeynep Even 2 diff msg sizes would dramatically balloon complexity and maintenance. UI negotiation of mismatch main problem, not DB field.
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