1st sentence: “This past week I was at a ¿conference?...” (Stories about the mystery conference) 2nd sentence of 2nd paragraph: “I was at ICCS2018, a complex

1st sentence: “This past week I was at a ¿conference?...” (Stories about the mystery conference) 2nd sentence of 2nd paragraph: “I was at ICCS2018, a complex systems conference.“ Why is this normal now? It’s ruining the internet. Everything I read lately is wound up into a desperate suspense-arc. I understand not everybody has liberal arts degrees (and definitely not this person) but that might be all the more reason to not make such an attempt. Introductions come first. It’s a lot like meeting a person for the first time. Creativity is not a bad thing, but if you’re sacrificing respect in the process, you’re blowing it.