Yes.

I like reading long posts that follow a line of thought or a story, I like them to be coherent and have some writing style. I don't like long posts that are full of fillers and padding and six pictures of the same cupcake from different angles.

I like writing long posts myself because, through writing, I understand what I think and further my thinking and my ideas. I have adapted my writing here, I'm not doing the deep writing I wanted and expected to do. I have found other benefits and connections, though, and I think I will develop the long-form slow writing I want to do over time.

I am surprised, though. I thought the "curating of quality posts through voting" would improve the quality of writing, but that doesn't seem to be happening. Some dreadful posts are attracting votes and some users have learned how to game the system. The other day I was reading about people setting an automatic upvote on people who generate a lot of interest, because that increases their curation rewards. They never actually read the posts: the writers have just been commodified!

It's good to hear some alternative voices - and using paragraphs that run for more than five lines.