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Chekhov (possibly apocryphal): "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." You can tell things. You just have to tell the
by spats1990 7y ago
Chekhov (possibly apocryphal): "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
You can tell things. You just have to tell the right thing.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI'd assume the "broken glass" is actually relevant to the story, so this way "show, don't tell" is actually the way to compress information.