[munk-a]

Given the informed bent to discussions on Pairagraph I feel like you're much closer in competition to video essays and far less close to something like a combative spar on a news show. I'm not certain I'd get more out of reading these two sided arguments than I would listening to a one sided (but relatively balanced) presentation. I haven't hung out much in the twitterverse so I might just be missing the space you're trying to occupy but while these are thoughtful and literate they remain relatively brief on the subject so they'll loose out against the more in depth researched presentations along with (I think) losing out against more back-and-forth style forums like this one where many ideas can be surfaced in a rapid fashion.

[jonathanrstern]

I think you're right that Pairagraph in its present form probably won't be 'the last word' on a given subject. That may be a point in favor of expanding the format and allowing >2 people per dialogue.

[munk-a]

I'd urge some caution here though - going to more than two people will require some careful planning to allow for statements and rebuttals in a format that doesn't eventually die out to just two speakers or which drags on longer than your intended reading time.

I might point out fivethirtyeight's live blog as an example of how this can go wrong[1] - there is an unpredictability to discussion here which is partially covered by the fact that they are responding to live updates but suffers from the fact that discussion threads will suddenly die off.

1. One random example: https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/biden-inauguration/

[jonathanrstern]

Yep, that's exactly why we haven't pursued something like this in the past... we're still sorting through the logistics!

Thanks for the link for an example of how not to do it!