I think I agree. I’m imagining short takes fill the role of quick, twitter like back and forth of idea snippits, and general questions like the one I just posed, but it seems like you can write entire article length content in them which makes me wonder what different people think the distinction should be.
Giving things a title is in my experience a very difficult process and changes the structure of an essay from a conversational open-ended style to a more “I know where I want the reader to go” situation. Both have their place, but they do feel quite different.
Oh, that’s a really interesting answer, like the difference is the difference between a named and anonymous function. I do think there is a kind of important semiotic power in naming things, so I can understand wanting to avoid that, but I also feel pretty comfortable writing a post and then slapping a random name on it based on how the vibe turned out. This is what I just did with Ball+Gravity has a “Downhill” Preference. It started as a quick take, but then became a long take, so I copied and pasted it into a post and gave it a name. That’s also what inspired this question.
I think I agree. I’m imagining short takes fill the role of quick, twitter like back and forth of idea snippits, and general questions like the one I just posed, but it seems like you can write entire article length content in them which makes me wonder what different people think the distinction should be.
Giving things a title is in my experience a very difficult process and changes the structure of an essay from a conversational open-ended style to a more “I know where I want the reader to go” situation. Both have their place, but they do feel quite different.
Oh, that’s a really interesting answer, like the difference is the difference between a named and anonymous function. I do think there is a kind of important semiotic power in naming things, so I can understand wanting to avoid that, but I also feel pretty comfortable writing a post and then slapping a random name on it based on how the vibe turned out. This is what I just did with Ball+Gravity has a “Downhill” Preference. It started as a quick take, but then became a long take, so I copied and pasted it into a post and gave it a name. That’s also what inspired this question.