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What is the impetus for this writing style that repeats different versions of the same analogy 10 times when one would have sufficed? Surely Substack doesn't ha
by ghostly_s 5y ago
What is the impetus for this writing style that repeats different versions of the same analogy 10 times when one would have sufficed? Surely Substack doesn't have a word count minimum.
- AlexCoventry 5y agoA long article is a sign of effort expended, which rationalists value as a sign that a lot of thought has gone into the ideas the article puts forward. (They have a rock in their heads saying "DON'T BOTHER YOURSELF WITH BRIEF EXPOSITIONS.")
- yccs27 5y agoI actually found the ramp-up from security guard to sceptic pretty clever. Demonstrate the principle on an easy, constructed case; verify on a real-world example; then present the applications you care about and have somewhat more controversial content. Although I agree that the number of repetitions is higher than optimal here.
- Minor49er 5y agoI'm not sure, but I see a lot of this in marketing and management books