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Depends on what you use the TL;DR for. For me, the TL;DR summary helps me get the gist of the article and then decide whether I should read the whole thing or
by Deestan 15y ago
Depends on what you use the TL;DR for.
For me, the TL;DR summary helps me get the gist of the article and then decide whether I should read the whole thing or not.
If I just go ahead and read, and after 1200 words, the author promotes inhaling magnet dust or sleeping 4 hours each night as a way to improve intelligence, the entire article is a complete waste of time and I will be annoyed.
The summary, as presented here, firmly places the article in my "read when I get home" queue.
- pygy_ 15y agotl;dr summaries often address the 'what', but they neglect the 'how', which is often as useful to decide whether or not to read something.