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I don’t know if the OP is the author of this article or not, but all I have to say I want to buy into the overall concept/ thesis. But the writing is so erratic

by 40four 5y ago

I don’t know if the OP is the author of this article or not, but all I have to say I want to buy into the overall concept/ thesis. But the writing is so erratic and turbulent, it is really hard to follow the author’s train of thought. It feels like they are trying SO hard to come across as deep and intellectual, that they lost sight of how it comes across to the reader. It’s like they are trying to force as many ‘big’ words into every sentence that it gets distracting. There is no cadence to follow, it just turns into this big word soup, and I was never able to extract the essence of their thesis.

hsn915 5y ago
It probably means you are not the target audience. I found the flow of ideas make a lot of sense. Perhaps you don't have the "ambient background" of the mindset of the author. Maybe reading a few other articles (just pick randomly) from Palladium magazine can help you get a grasp of things -- if you are interested.
d23 5y ago
I honestly just ran out of steam by the halfway point. It felt like every paragraph could have been reduced to a sentence and every section reduced to a paragraph.
MarcellusDrum 5y ago
This article left a bad taste in my mouth as well. Just an article full of humblebrag, and giving advice that only work because the writer was lucky enough to have friends/family that accepted him being an unemployed leach.
srcreigh 5y ago
The author is well read in philosophy, and the article (what I read in the first 1/4 or so) is a work of philosophy. I have a minor degree in philosophy. To me it is interesting and at a good pace. For example the author doesn't descend into shallow made up lingo, they aren't too formal or abstract, the ideas are organized into sections, there's a development of the ideas, there's poetic illustrations interleaved with stories, etc. I liked some of the themes of taking responsibility and venturing into the unknown. EDIT: I read the rest. The spiritualizing and financial stuff is a bit clumsy. Mainly from lack of context. Based on this writing alone, the author could be anywhere on the spectrum from absolutely insane to level-headed trying to focus on spirituality qua creative pursuits. I also spot another lack of context in the audience being considered responsible elite, meanwhile belief in bountiful surplus and the audience needing more materials. I guess he may have a different article regarding "non elites" and the bountiful surplus, or maybe he believes the bountiful surplus is only for the elites. All in all interesting and kinda lukewarm, if only because possible craziness hides behind ambiguity.
- biwwy 5y ago
  The author is pseudointellectual privileged douchebag.

by 40four 5y ago

hsn915 5y ago

It probably means you are not the target audience. I found the flow of ideas make a lot of sense. Perhaps you don't have the "ambient background" of the mindset of the author. Maybe reading a few other articles (just pick randomly) from Palladium magazine can help you get a grasp of things -- if you are interested.

d23 5y ago

I honestly just ran out of steam by the halfway point. It felt like every paragraph could have been reduced to a sentence and every section reduced to a paragraph.

MarcellusDrum 5y ago

This article left a bad taste in my mouth as well. Just an article full of humblebrag, and giving advice that only work because the writer was lucky enough to have friends/family that accepted him being an unemployed leach.

srcreigh 5y ago

The author is well read in philosophy, and the article (what I read in the first 1/4 or so) is a work of philosophy. I have a minor degree in philosophy. To me it is interesting and at a good pace. For example the author doesn't descend into shallow made up lingo, they aren't too formal or abstract, the ideas are organized into sections, there's a development of the ideas, there's poetic illustrations interleaved with stories, etc. I liked some of the themes of taking responsibility and venturing into the unknown. EDIT: I read the rest. The spiritualizing and financial stuff is a bit clumsy. Mainly from lack of context. Based on this writing alone, the author could be anywhere on the spectrum from absolutely insane to level-headed trying to focus on spirituality qua creative pursuits. I also spot another lack of context in the audience being considered responsible elite, meanwhile belief in bountiful surplus and the audience needing more materials. I guess he may have a different article regarding "non elites" and the bountiful surplus, or maybe he believes the bountiful surplus is only for the elites. All in all interesting and kinda lukewarm, if only because possible craziness hides behind ambiguity.

biwwy 5y ago
The author is pseudointellectual privileged douchebag.