Noisy Deadlines
Andreas (82MHz)New blog post:
Mastodon (Bluesky/X/Instagram) is not the right platform for posting long-form content (a blog is)
http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/03/mastodon-bluesky-x-instagram-is-not-the-right-platform-for-posting-long-form-content-a-blog-is/
Clare Hooley@82mhz and half the time you get to the end and it’s subscribe to my blog (often on substack).
David - Forking Mad@clare_hooley @82mhz I would not click into substack if my life depended on it.
@daj yes, there are really good things there, but the most I will do is the RSS. They def. aren’t getting my email or even more my cash.
@clare_hooley I don't doubt there's some awesome content but, as has been proved, Substack permit the publishing of racist content. By reading any post, it generates income to a company with no moral compass. Sadly the writers suffer; especially the uniformed who have not moved away.
@clare_hooley
That's the most annoying thing... if they at least posted the link at the top. And had their blog somewhere other than substack ;)
That's the most annoying thing... if they at least posted the link at the top. And had their blog somewhere other than substack ;)
Stefano Marinelli@82mhz I agree. I've decided to use an hybrid approach: a blog post that will also be "posted" by snac. So people can:
- come to my blog and read it there
- read it (entirely) using their RSS Feed reader
- read it from the Fediverse, using their own instance and their own app
But yes, the best place for long posts is a blog.
@stefano I think that's a good approach that you've chosen, having a separate profile only for the posts, so peope can choose to follow or not, but you're not cluttering up the timeline with 14 individual posts per blog post.
I always get the link to your posts via RSS and then come to your site to read. Then I come back here to shitpost about it 😜
@82mhz Completely agree with you. I get bored reading a threaded post. I rarely give them any attention. If you need to write more than the Mastodon crippling 500 character limit, pick a better fediverse server. Mine has a 5,000 limit. I've never used anywhere near that, but it gives me more scope to say a little more.
People should definitely get a blog. It's easy and cheap/free.
Quoting your good self: “it also makes rediscovering this content almost impossible". Absolutely true. Why put all that effort in to a thread that will soon disappear down a never ending timeline, to be lost in the bowels of socials.
God Emperor of Mastodon@82mhz also: html5 is actually pretty groovy. aside, kbd, em, cite, bold, italic, quote, code, figcaption. Markdown is Javascript of writing, and reading it on short text media just adds to the frustration.
@mms True. I'm always surprised how much stuff there is in HTML5. But I mostly stick to the basics to keep the site readable on old and tui browsers as well.
Elena. (she/ her)@82mhz 100% agreed!
COD
Bryan 
@bryan Valid argument of course.
hackbyte #antifa #friendica 13HB1@82mhz Luckily we have way more than just mastodon here in the #fediverse. ;)
Adam@82mhz I agree and I think of it like this.
Social media, messengers, chat services, etc. is a digital form of a conversation. Best used for short form messages. A blog or website is an organized form of thoughts or purpose that leads to the ease of reading if done well. Two different mediums with each having there own purpose or use.
@adamsdesk
That's how I view this, too.
That's how I view this, too.