[feld]

No that's what makes it suck. The limitation was for SMS compatibility, but the reality is that it makes it impossible to have meaningful discourse.

[lolsal]

So don't have meaningful discourse over SMS/twitter. Use email/phone/forums/...

[feld]

Too much email. Too many people I know don't want to share their phone numbers. Forums are generally terrible.

Try using Mastodon and you'll find it's twitter with meaningful conversations. 500 characters is a game changer.