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I have no qualms with reading a long, well written piece but I don’t understand how leading with a 4 paragraph life summary is supposed to hook the reader. Espe
by serjester 5y ago
I have no qualms with reading a long, well written piece but I don’t understand how leading with a 4 paragraph life summary is supposed to hook the reader. Especially when the title is so brash?
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI think it's a relic of old-school journalistic writing. People today just do not have the attention span or desire to read a meandering backstory. The author started writing for the New Yorker in 1992, so it seems reasonable that he is more old-fashioned in his composition.