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Well that was a huge waste of words. > Mike looked back. He saw the pack getting closer to catching us. He panicked. He offered a deal. > A rider who is weake

Well that was a huge waste of words. > Mike looked back. He saw the pack getting closer to catching us. He panicked. He offered a deal. > A rider who is weaker or at a tactical disadvantage will sometimes offer a promise not to sprint for the win if the stronger rider will promise to stop trying to get away. > Near a sign that said there was one kilometer to go, we rounded a left hand turn. I looked back at Mike. I said to him, “You remember our deal?” > But Mike can’t remember if he acknowledged the other racer. He can’t remember if he nodded yes, the way I remember it, or if he didn’t do anything at all. He remembers only that when he saw the finish line, a banner across the road at the top of a short abrupt hill, he suddenly was sprinting. > And as Mike drove, he made a call he’d long wanted to make. Long needed to make. He said into the phone that he had that jersey with him. He said, I cheated. I’m sorry.

umvi 7y ago
Some people enjoy the details. It lets you immerse yourself momentarily in bike racing culture which is incredibly interesting. After reading Lord of the Rings: "Well, that was a huge waste of words." > Bilbo gives long lost evil ring to son Frodo > Frodo goes on a long journey with friends to destroy the ring > A few friends die; a lot of enemies die > Frodo can't destroy the ring in the moment of truth because it has corrupted him > It gets destroyed anyway There, saved you from reading 1000+ pages of literature
- jonknee 7y ago
  And some people don't so I provided the key parts. Surely someone else will appreciate it, but if not it doesn't in any way prevent you from reading each and every sentence. I would also very much appreciate a summary if someone posted a 1000+ page piece to HN.
  - learc83 7y ago
    No one is faulting you for posting a summary, but for calling the article a huge waste of words.
  - crummy 7y ago
    You can use a service like this if you just want the summary (works pretty well most of the time): https://www.summarizebot.com/ https://www.summarizebot.com/
- plopz 7y ago
  This is why I think many people find they enjoy reading the hobbit more than the lotr trilogy. It's much more concise.
- EugeneOZ 7y ago
  Sometimes details don't worth it.
- t0mbstone 7y ago
  Spoiler alert!
smbullet 7y ago
Thanks!
megy 7y ago
I know, just like Romeo and Juliet. They both die. The end. What a waste of words.

umvi 7y ago

Some people enjoy the details. It lets you immerse yourself momentarily in bike racing culture which is incredibly interesting. After reading Lord of the Rings: "Well, that was a huge waste of words." > Bilbo gives long lost evil ring to son Frodo > Frodo goes on a long journey with friends to destroy the ring > A few friends die; a lot of enemies die > Frodo can't destroy the ring in the moment of truth because it has corrupted him > It gets destroyed anyway There, saved you from reading 1000+ pages of literature

jonknee 7y ago
And some people don't so I provided the key parts. Surely someone else will appreciate it, but if not it doesn't in any way prevent you from reading each and every sentence. I would also very much appreciate a summary if someone posted a 1000+ page piece to HN.
- learc83 7y ago
  No one is faulting you for posting a summary, but for calling the article a huge waste of words.
- crummy 7y ago
  You can use a service like this if you just want the summary (works pretty well most of the time): https://www.summarizebot.com/ https://www.summarizebot.com/
plopz 7y ago
This is why I think many people find they enjoy reading the hobbit more than the lotr trilogy. It's much more concise.
EugeneOZ 7y ago
Sometimes details don't worth it.
t0mbstone 7y ago
Spoiler alert!

smbullet 7y ago

Thanks!

megy 7y ago

I know, just like Romeo and Juliet. They both die. The end. What a waste of words.