I can’t speak for foone as I’d never heard of him before today. But I have asked people why they post long threads on twitter (because they drive me crazy too) and this is the exact reason they give. A link to a blog post is far less likely to get clicked than a twitter thread is to get read. It’s right there in front of you and you’ve already read the first tweet after all.
There is a patreon page linked right on his twitter page. He may not be exchanging time for food and shelter, but he is playing the same marketing game as anyone else for a personal high score.
linking to a blog he has to maintain would drop engagement off a cliff
Exposure to content is the reason HN exists and why you're reading it at all. If it wasn't posted on Twitter, OP may never have found it (even if a link to a private blog was posted to Twitter) and never shared it for you to read.
I can’t speak for foone as I’d never heard of him before today. But I have asked people why they post long threads on twitter (because they drive me crazy too) and this is the exact reason they give. A link to a blog post is far less likely to get clicked than a twitter thread is to get read. It’s right there in front of you and you’ve already read the first tweet after all.
Somehow I don’t think that’s foone’s motivation at all.
Why not?
There is a patreon page linked right on his twitter page. He may not be exchanging time for food and shelter, but he is playing the same marketing game as anyone else for a personal high score.
linking to a blog he has to maintain would drop engagement off a cliff
So money? Or exposure? I just don't get it. It is literally text messages.
Exposure to content is the reason HN exists and why you're reading it at all. If it wasn't posted on Twitter, OP may never have found it (even if a link to a private blog was posted to Twitter) and never shared it for you to read.
And a subscribe to his patreon link to monetarily support his other shenanigans