<p>Okay… This is my fourth attempt today to read through this article about our shortening attention span. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/11/given-up-on-reading-elif-shafak-on-why-we-still-need-novels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/11/given-up-on-reading-elif-shafak-on-why-we-still-need-novels</span></a></p>

<p>Starry sky petunias</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wallpaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wallpaper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>darktable</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@rcombs" class="u-url mention">@<span>rcombs</span></a></span> the amount was probably less than i bled out of hitting a blood vessel doing hrt earlier that day tbh</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> A story that leans into, uh, “a pattern” may increase concern. A story that is further into the past may decrease concern. Being internet strangers may limit max concern possible.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> Depends on it being the tellers blood or someone else&#39;s.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> War begins with the e-bike version</p>

<p>if i specifically was telling a story that involved a mildly traumatizing amount of blood would that make you more concerned as if it was anyone else or about the same</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dragon.style/@saphire" class="u-url mention">@<span>saphire</span></a></span> open to interpretation!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> That&#39;s how it works! 😅</p>