On: What is the ideal chapter length? (2023)

[iambateman]

This is largely an issue of trust and priority, not attention span, right?

The same people who fly through TikTok videos also regularly sit through a two hour movie or read the entire Harry Potter series.

I think that people can pay attention if they want to, and the cultural shift is _what_ we expect to give attention to.

[adonovan → iambateman]

I too used to believe that, but I've since met too many children who have told me they don't like going to the movies because you have to pay attention for two continuous hours during which you aren't allowed to use your phone.

[reidjs → adonovan]

Perhaps it’s the movies fault for not being interactive or engaging enough

[forgotacc240419 → reidjs]

Or for being unnecessarily long; 90 minute films seem scarce nowadays even for kids