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Off topic: I know Ben Thompson commands a lot of respect, and I use to be a paid newsletter reader of his. But holy cow, can he use 8x more words to convey his
by alberth 5y ago
Off topic: I know Ben Thompson commands a lot of respect, and I use to be a paid newsletter reader of his.
But holy cow, can he use 8x more words to convey his thoughts than needed - and he can surely make something simple sound extremely complex.
He raises good points but I really wish he would do some major editing and simplication in his posts.
- alphadog 5y agoThis is precisely the reason I am no longer a subscriber.
- ayewo 5y agoDid you switch to a competitor? If so, which one?
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- LurkingPenguin 5y ago> ...and he can surely make something simple sound extremely complex. Sadly, I think a lot of people producing content these days see this as a feature, not a bug. The more complex and/or sophisticated you make something sound, the more insightful it must be, and the more intelligent (and therefore valuable) you must be as a source of knowledge.
- ayewo 5y agoAlthough slightly off-topic, your points are totally valid. I remember reading something somewhere that said that even people whose job it is to digest large amounts of info daily would benefit from ideas expressed in a clear and direct way versus straight forward ideas that are made to appear complex. In other words, even highly sophisticated readers will be able to read your pieces faster and by extension, consume more of your material when you go the extra length to express your ideas in clear and familiar language. What do you now read in its place?
- caust1c 5y agoI agree and that's the reason I unsubscribed also. I just don't have the time! Although I suspect the reason is that he's got an extremely fast turnaround, and doesn't have the additional time to distill all those thoughts into shorter articles. He should hire some (more?) editors.
- zupa-hu 5y agoThere is the podcast version as well which you can listen to on the go or while having your morning coffee. I'm glad it's not shorter. :)