Long Posts

[Fino]

I was just curious to know if anyone relates to my issue with long posts. I don't read them. If I try, it's physically painful. But I know I'm capable of it, if for some reason I were highly motivated. I've probably read less than ten long posts since I've been here. It's even worse if the post isn't split up into paragraphs. Here's some random information I copied and pasted to show you how long a post has to be, at a minimum, to be considered too long to read, including what I've typed, i.e. this whole post.

"As the existentialist motto goes, “man is condemned to be free.” Here, freedom is not just independence in the sense of independence from, but in the sense of being able to decide who and what one should be. For the existentialists, the human being is “more” than what it is: not only does the human being know that it is but, on the basis of this fundamental knowledge, this being can choose how it will “use” its own being, and thus how it will relate to the world. “Existence” is thus closely related to freedom in the sense of an active engagement in the world. This metaphysical theory regarding human freedom leads into a distinct approach to ontology, i.e., the study of the different ways of being. This ontological aspect of existentialism ties it to aesthetic considerations.

Existentialist thinkers believe that, under certain conditions, freedom grants the human being the capacity of revealing essential features of the world and of the beings in it. Since artistic practice is one of the prime examples of free human activity, it is therefore also one of the privileged modes of revealing what the world is about. However, since most of the existentialists followed Nietzsche in the conviction that “God is dead,” art’s power of revelation is to a large extent devoted to expressing the absurdity of the human condition. For the existentialists, the world is no longer hospitable to our human desire for meaning and order."

 

[Skittlebisquit]

That is some confusing metaphysical mess you have there, I'm going with stoner, some wine, masters degree, electric garage door opener, gourmet coffee, copper exhaust hood for the stove and $200 pants that come with a blown out knee, when they are new at the store.

 

[Magna]

I can't read long posts either for the same reason. It sounds rather silly, but in a way it hurts. Maybe because all labor is taxing and therefore "hurts" to some degree. It's laborious to read long posts.

That being said, I fully acknowledge I post long threads sometimes because I don't know how to condense certain things I want to say and I try to be as concise as possible.

 

[Bolletje]

My issue with long posts is mostly that I struggle not to make them.

 

[Sherlock77]

I can do long posts sometimes, for me it's just simply a way to vent, or let my thoughts out... It's not even meant to get a response in some cases, just me saying it somewhere...

 

[Raggamuffin]

I write a lot of long posts, and yet I tend to feel put off reading long posts. With each passing paragraph I also feel increasingly uncomfortable. I've always hoped one day I could be an avid reader, but I can't manage more than a few pages at a time before fatigue, frustration or both set in.

Ed

 

[Alexej]

I also find long posts hard. If there are no paragraphs I usually dip into bits of the post, but dont respond.

 

[Nervous Rex]

I don't mind long posts - sometimes people need to vent.

A while back, one of my work duties was to read hundreds of patents every month. I got very good at getting the gist of a long paragraph by picking out the most important verbs and nouns. For long posts, I find that I slip into "patent reading" mode and just scan it. I get the gist of it and may reply with something that covers that.

I do have a hard time with multiple topics or threads in one post. When someone covers multiple topics in a single posts, I assume that those topics are linked in the poster's mind, but often I don't see the connection. Then I have to think really hard and sometimes that's not what I come to this site for.

 

[Suzette]

I don't "like" long posts. But I do try to read them because, most of the time, if someone has made the effort there is a reason.
Still, humans being what we are, are repetative. Long posts often present the same idea two or three ways. So I skim. That's probably bad as I may miss important stuff. But I lack patience.

 

[Streetwise]

I was just curious to know if anyone relates to my issue with long posts. I don't read them. If I try, it's physically painful. But I know I'm capable of it, if for some reason I were highly motivated. I've probably read less than ten long posts since I've been here. It's even worse if the post isn't split up into paragraphs. Here's some random information I copied and pasted to show you how long a post has to be, at a minimum, to be considered too long to read, including what I've typed, i.e. this whole post.

"As the existentialist motto goes, “man is condemned to be free.” Here, freedom is not just independence in the sense of independence from, but in the sense of being able to decide who and what one should be. For the existentialists, the human being is “more” than what it is: not only does the human being know that it is but, on the basis of this fundamental knowledge, this being can choose how it will “use” its own being, and thus how it will relate to the world. “Existence” is thus closely related to freedom in the sense of an active engagement in the world. This metaphysical theory regarding human freedom leads into a distinct approach to ontology, i.e., the study of the different ways of being. This ontological aspect of existentialism ties it to aesthetic considerations.

Existentialist thinkers believe that, under certain conditions, freedom grants the human being the capacity of revealing essential features of the world and of the beings in it. Since artistic practice is one of the prime examples of free human activity, it is therefore also one of the privileged modes of revealing what the world is about. However, since most of the existentialists followed Nietzsche in the conviction that “God is dead,” art’s power of revelation is to a large extent devoted to expressing the absurdity of the human condition. For the existentialists, the world is no longer hospitable to our human desire for meaning and order."

Sorry couldn't read it all ,abstract subjects are very stressful,big! on videos of birds, small animals,animals sleeping,farting or sleeping and farting
And always want to end my response very quickly

 

[Matthias]

I was just curious to know if anyone relates to my issue with long posts. I don't read them. If I try, it's physically painful. But I know I'm capable of it, if for some reason I were highly motivated. I've probably read less than ten long posts since I've been here. It's even worse if the post isn't split up into paragraphs. Here's some random information I copied and pasted to show you how long a post has to be, at a minimum, to be considered too long to read, including what I've typed, i.e. this whole post.

"As the existentialist motto goes, “man is condemned to be free.” Here, freedom is not just independence in the sense of independence from, but in the sense of being able to decide who and what one should be. For the existentialists, the human being is “more” than what it is: not only does the human being know that it is but, on the basis of this fundamental knowledge, this being can choose how it will “use” its own being, and thus how it will relate to the world. “Existence” is thus closely related to freedom in the sense of an active engagement in the world. This metaphysical theory regarding human freedom leads into a distinct approach to ontology, i.e., the study of the different ways of being. This ontological aspect of existentialism ties it to aesthetic considerations.

Existentialist thinkers believe that, under certain conditions, freedom grants the human being the capacity of revealing essential features of the world and of the beings in it. Since artistic practice is one of the prime examples of free human activity, it is therefore also one of the privileged modes of revealing what the world is about. However, since most of the existentialists followed Nietzsche in the conviction that “God is dead,” art’s power of revelation is to a large extent devoted to expressing the absurdity of the human condition. For the existentialists, the world is no longer hospitable to our human desire for meaning and order."

Too long. Didn't read. Three long paragraphs is just too much for my brain to process and analyze although I really hate it when I need several paragraphs to adequately respond to a post and it seems like everyone ignores it because it's too long.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Oddball here.

Love to read long posts. When I have something to say, it's quite difficult NOT to empty my thoughts onto a page.

 

[Misery]

My issue with long posts is mostly that I struggle not to make them.

Same here.

Though at the same time, I'm a stubborn little snot and will tend to do what I want regardless of anything else.

I typically figure that not many people will read whatever rambling thing I type out, but I'll bloody well do it anyway.

 

[Nervous Rex]

I typically figure that not many people will read whatever rambling thing I type out

I read that whole post. Does that count?

 

[Progster]

For me, it depends on how interested I am in the subject of the post. Short posts I will almost always read, long ones I only get to the end if I'm interested and it manages to keep my attention long enough.

 

[Thinx]

I don't mind long posts they are often more detailed and so that helps me understand what the person is communicating. Sometimes people get repetitive or forget to use paragraphs, that's where it can get a bit harder to read, for me. Overall though I like long posts, bring em on!

 

[FlowerFlo]

I dont have a problem with long posts, mostly because i am a quick learner and fast reader, but if a topic is boring, it can take a while for me to understand it. I have more a proplem wiht long slow talks or conversations. If things are too slowly i tend to not understand them

 

[Progster]

Lack of adequate punctuation is also a major reason for me not to read a post. If it's a wall of text with no paragraphs, or a string of sentences with no commas or full stops, or someone using auto spell, text prediction or speech to text and then not checking what they wrote for errors, then it becomes hard to understand and I'm likely to give up or not read such a post.

 

[Tom]

It takes quite a bit of mental energy to get into the headspace. More if it's not clearly written. And can also take some emotional toll if you have an empathetic response. So yeah I read very few. Maybe 1 in 20 or even 50. I am not sure.

More often I just skip it, or skim read a few sentences and pretend I read the whole thing.

 

[Progster]

Another thing, if it's riddled with unknown/uncommon acronyms or initials, then I won't understand it and probably won't read it. People forget that not all people on the forum come from their country and many won't know the acronyms.