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it's a neat story but i find this style of writing unreadably grating
by nyolfen 5y ago
it's a neat story but i find this style of writing unreadably grating
- bandibus 5y agoSorry to hear - but thanks for reading it anyway!
- las_balas_tres 5y agoHere's more of a textbook style of the account if that's your style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanclean_flood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanclean_flood .Or here is a creative way of describing the account (which I happen to like) https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/in-search-of-a-flood-like-no-other https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/in-search-of-a-fl...
- hackernewds 5y agofwiw I agree with you too. It read like a kitchen recipe article that has the whole history of apples and grandma's cooking before the recipe steps. the author's regular readers might be interested in this though. to me, a reader sources from HN I wanted to get to the factual history of the event, than the author's background as well