# Threaded discussion is ultimately too complex to survive on the public Internet?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-discussion-is-ultimately-too-complex-to-survive-on-the-public-internet/63172
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [23 במאי,‏ 2017,‏ 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-discussion-is-ultimately-too-complex-to-survive-on-the-public-internet/63172 "2017-05-23T02:43:49Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [11 באפריל,‏ 2024,‏ 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-discussion-is-ultimately-too-complex-to-survive-on-the-public-internet/63172/44 "2024-04-11T18:42:13Z")

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> [@jimkleiber](#):
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> I think threaded discussion does the small talk well and I think linear discussion does the long form well,

Isn’t that how Discourse works? Small talk can be threaded in [chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-chat-threads/270613), and long-form discussion can take place in topics.

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