I try not to bloviate, but I am innately verbose in writing.
I have now had multiple people tell me that they enjoy my writing but that they feel unable to read it through to completion for their attention drifts. They cite short-form video platforms and social media for this attention-span harm.
Multiple people have independently told me this personally, so I can’t speak to how many more people have silently stopped reading long-form work, or who have never built the attention-span to discover it.
What shape does information take if it must all be attention-optimised and conveyed within a few short minutes?
Generally, short content means less nuance, more reactionary (due to less time to produce), and less in-depth research per output. I worry for the long-term impacts.