Re: attentions spans. I think you’re right. It takes work to find the people you connect with, but we have the whole world as a possibility! Or at least the million or so people currently using :). I’ve noticed that my interest in Facebook has waned as I do more reading and writing here. I love that. I have always had a love-hate relationship with Facebook. I just checked it your blog and am looking forward to reading your latest post when I get some time later. Congrats on going viral!! :)
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Once or twice I've given in to the temptation to write long rambling Facebook posts about something that matters to me, and I generally get positive feedback, but something about that platform makes me so self conscious that I'll inevitably delete it within 48 hours. Perhaps it has something to do with how easily people are triggered and riled up into pugnacious bickering. The permanence of using Steemit scared me at first but maybe not having the option to go back and eradicate my thoughts from public view is a positive change for me.
Re: the virality. Thank you! Yeah, apparently a few fellow academics picked up the post and tweeted it, which doesn't do much for Steemit upvotes, but it's nice to know that it resonated with others. :)