Cosmos was written in a similar style. Try reading it in Carl Sagan's voice and see if it's any more interesting to you. The purpose of longform writing is to

Cosmos was written in a similar style. Try reading it in Carl Sagan's voice and see if it's any more interesting to you. The purpose of longform writing is to provide flavour and context, which are important parts of an information diet. Not everything has to be about the freshest facts delivered to your brain as urgently as possible. Just because you've happened across this in a frenzied binge of clicking HN headlines, doesn't mean it was designed to be consumed that way. If you don't feel you have time to sit through a New Yorker article, save it for later.