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That’s true in general, but anyone who has difficulty with this particular article just has a low reading level. Tech folks love to mock the humanities, but bac
by foldr 7y ago
That’s true in general, but anyone who has difficulty with this particular article just has a low reading level. Tech folks love to mock the humanities, but back when a humanities education was more fashionable, being able to read prose of this level was about the bare minimum expected of an educated person.
- tomrod 7y agoI assert the definition of an "educated person" evolves. Today, it is more advantageous to be literate in data and systems than to spend time chasing after humanities fashionability. Note that my point isn't arguing that humanities is without marginal value, only that the average value is not evolutionary advantageous. As such, it therefore fails to provide for most than its professors. In my view there is a commonality stretching back to Homeric bards. The storytelling gave value, but didn't feed or lead the community. I'm not sure what you have in mind when you state that tech folks mock the humanities. The point being laid out is that this particular piece is unnecessarily obtuse with its verbose prose, to the detriment of user experience.
- foldr 7y agoI don't follow the thread of your argument. If you think you can get rich by skimping on literacy, more power to you. But are people writing articles in the Church Life Journal of the University of Notre Dame then obliged to condescend to your level? Your comment is actually a lot stodgier and more obscure than the article itself.
- tomrod 7y agoThank you for the feedback. Received in the spirit it was given. My prior comment was a representative example of the issue. That you found it stodgy and difficult to follow highlights the same issues the parent commentator points out about the source article.