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Dressed in gentle serifs and subtle ornamentation, my words swelled with new life, and I saw hidden in the screen behind them the reflection of someone else, so
by hprotagonist 5y ago
Dressed in gentle serifs and subtle ornamentation, my words swelled with new life, and I saw hidden in the screen behind them the reflection of someone else, someone whose presence commanded respect.
It’s a little ridiculous to have to trick myself into believing in my own work, and even more ridiculous that I can be tricked so simply, like a child enraptured at a magic act. But creative output of any kind depends upon a steady stream of tiny self-delusions — guardrails to keep yourself from veering into a pit of self-doubt and despair.
Similarly, I automatically believe your math 50% more if you typeset your document in Computer Modern. I know this is nonsense, but it's true nonetheless.
- q_andrew 5y agoPeople have some very intense opinions of computer modern. I stumbled into a thread where many claimed it was the worst font ever made, and others saying it was the best thing to happen to digitally published academia. You may have just opened a can of worms...
- RicoElectrico 5y agoThose who claim CM is the worst font probably mean using it as a screen font. Which to be honest, is not far from truth on low PPI displays and/or subpar font renderers.
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- jacobmartin 5y agoI did all of my homework in college in LaTeX for this exact reason (and would liveTeX lectures). I had a setup where my input was side-by-side my output and the compilation time was very fast, so I could almost see what I was writing in real time. It actually became easier after freshman year than writing things down.