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As someone who's first language is not English it comes off more as a mark of pedant writing. Some folks might enjoy the "storytelling", but it's really annoyi
by dandellion 8y ago
As someone who's first language is not English it comes off more as a mark of pedant writing. Some folks might enjoy the "storytelling", but it's really annoying when the author goes in circles and gets nowhere until you've read more than half of the text. Like that joke that goes on forever and ends without a punchline, that some people tell when they just want to pull your leg. And whether it's done by the centuries-old extremely-prestigious my-dad-is-very-important The Atlantic or some random person's blog it's just as annoying.
- CPLX 8y agoThere’s certainly no judgment made, in the sense that I think people should consume whatever media they prefer. If you don’t enjoy long form feature writing in English you shouldn’t read it. My comment is intended to point out the genre. The comments on this article are like people complaining that rap music doesn’t have enough melody, or jazz music isn’t catchy enough, or whatever. It’s an unwillingness to understand the concept. Some of us are pretty damn glad The Atlantic, Harpers, and The New Yorker, among others, are still around. The world isn’t running short of thinly narrated to-the-point content.
- taneq 8y agoAlso I believe the term they use for this kind of runaround is to 'bury the lede'. There was a bit of discussion on it on HN earlier in the year.
- matthewowen 8y agoA lot of writing in english is designed for people who _are_ comfortable reading it.