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You know what I consider engaging writing? HN comments Good HN comments are longer than tweets but shorter than essays, they strike a perfect balance of expres
by young_unixer 6y ago
You know what I consider engaging writing? HN comments
Good HN comments are longer than tweets but shorter than essays, they strike a perfect balance of expressing an interesting idea in a reasonable time. And they always have an underlying, implicit amount of playful pedantry that makes them even more fun to read.
This very comment was fun to write because not even I know if I'm being sarcastic or not.
- DataGata 6y agoI assumed you weren't being sarcastic. Comments in general are pseudo-dialog. Whereas in real life, we stumble over our words and can't edit, in well-policed comment sections with sincere posters, we can all contribute to a Sorkian drama.