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The underlying problem is not readers, but writers. Writers being underpaid because of the present economics of text. Sorry to write such a long article, I did
by hyperpallium 8y ago
The underlying problem is not readers, but writers. Writers being underpaid because of the present economics of text.
Sorry to write such a long article, I didn't have time to write a short one. - Cicero, Pascal, Twain, etc.
- renjimen 8y agoI don't know if it's always laziness or time constraints which stop people from condensing their thoughts more. Fluffy articles remind me of when I wrote essays in school: I made them as long as possible because I thought longer = more important, even if the information density reduced as a result. Fluffy articles often remind me of that mindset, except there are no marks for effort on the internet, only originality.
- fjsolwmv 8y ago"present" with a citation to Cicero, ironic.
- pas 8y agoCare to elaborate for the ignorant masses?
- loco5niner 8y agoThey weren't connecting Cicero with present writing.