A question I have been wondering for many years, what is the purpose of the 500 character limit of a post? Is it technical, database efficiency limitation, behavior altering, or what is the motivation? Why?
I see so many partial posts and thoughts cut off from those instances 🫠
diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱
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