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This essay is very long. It would benefit from at least a summary at the top of each paragraph so you could scan through and read what you found interesting if

by gist 6y ago

This essay is very long. It would benefit from at least a summary at the top of each paragraph so you could scan through and read what you found interesting if you didn't have the time to read the entire essay. Quick check over 13500 words. At 500 word per page that's 27 pages. I am coming up (again quick check) with 45 minutes to read this (including footnotes). [1] [2] Are 'Trevor Blackwell, John Collison, Patrick Collison, Daniel Gackle, Ralph Hazell, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Harj Taggar' reading that many draft pages? [1] Could have used wc -c but used this: https://wordcounter.net/website-word-count https://wordcounter.net/website-word-count [2] For reading time used this: https://capitalizemytitle.com/reading-time/27-pages/ https://capitalizemytitle.com/reading-time/27-pages/

dang 6y ago
I read the whole thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It didn't feel like 27 pages.
- gist 6y ago
  Fully understand. You work for (or at least know very well) PG. Others have been helped by PG. Invested in by PG or YC. I am someone who doesn't fall into that category.
wrycoder 6y ago
If you want to read something quickly, just start at the end and scan backwards, looking for paragraphs that pop out at you. That way, you don't get sucked into the flow. A couple of centuries ago, it was common to put a summary at the beginning of each chapter in a book. But it would be very strange to do that for each paragraph in an essay, which itself is about as long as a book chapter. This essay was one of the most absorbing things I've read in quite a while. What a life! And yes, I'm quite sure the people you mention read every word. It took me 65 minutes. I'm a slow reader (too many physics texts), and I tend to pause to reflect on what I'm reading.
- gist 6y ago
  I am not talking about a summary paragraph but a summary line or teaser line. (I probably used the wrong word).

by gist 6y ago

dang 6y ago

I read the whole thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It didn't feel like 27 pages.

gist 6y ago
Fully understand. You work for (or at least know very well) PG. Others have been helped by PG. Invested in by PG or YC. I am someone who doesn't fall into that category.

wrycoder 6y ago

If you want to read something quickly, just start at the end and scan backwards, looking for paragraphs that pop out at you. That way, you don't get sucked into the flow. A couple of centuries ago, it was common to put a summary at the beginning of each chapter in a book. But it would be very strange to do that for each paragraph in an essay, which itself is about as long as a book chapter. This essay was one of the most absorbing things I've read in quite a while. What a life! And yes, I'm quite sure the people you mention read every word. It took me 65 minutes. I'm a slow reader (too many physics texts), and I tend to pause to reflect on what I'm reading.

gist 6y ago
I am not talking about a summary paragraph but a summary line or teaser line. (I probably used the wrong word).