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I've been thinking similar things. Also, diagrams are underrated. Maybe "reading" is a low tech invention that we just don't have the patience for anymore. Ins
by mbrock 10y ago
I've been thinking similar things. Also, diagrams are underrated.
Maybe "reading" is a low tech invention that we just don't have the patience for anymore. Instead we want to "explore" a theory or network of statements or social graph.
It's pleasant to click around in Wikipedia and get a sense for how different topics relate, but reading the (often turgid and boring) prose seems like work.
- 50CNT 10y agoI have to admit, diagrams are a bit harder to do in text, especially interconnected graphs. That said, I could imagine something that uses triples to define a rendered graph, similar to how RDF for the semantic web works. Say #BEGIN_GRAPH 'Paul Graham' founded YC 'Sam Altman' leads YC YC funded AirBnB YC funded Reddit AirBnB <> Accommodation #END_GRAPH Leads to a graph like [Paul Graham]----founded----->[YC]------funded----->[AirBnB]<------>[Accommodation] [Sam Altman]-----leads------->[ ] `---->[Reddit] Now that could be prettier, but I am too lazy to copy and paste box drawing characters. With a simplified form like that, all the data is in the form of subject predicate object sentences, which makes for easy parsing. The data could also be fed into a diagram making application like yED for pretty graphical output.