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No offense, but I couldn't get into this piece due to the upfront clutter. Some readers may find it charming, but the privilege comment, the chart tweet, the su
by argomo 4y ago
No offense, but I couldn't get into this piece due to the upfront clutter. Some readers may find it charming, but the privilege comment, the chart tweet, the subscribe button, the references to various novels... I just wasn't finding a good starting point to latch onto the content promised by the (excellent) headline. It felt like I had jumped into the middle of a podcast where the hosts are bantering and not making much progress on the discussion.
- bandibus 4y agoThat's a fair comment, thank you. I originally wrote it that way because it was for longterm readers, with a bunch of callbacks to previous stuff, as you mention there. But for first-time visitors, it could be seen as clutter. I've cut some of that out, and I think you're right. Cheers!
- imilk 4y agoJust scroll past the 2nd picture and start reading.
- dylan604 4y agoJust... do that thing that nobody does on a normal basis, nor should they be expected to. Just. Has to be one of my favorite words.
- munk-a 4y agoWhether you think wearing my mouse wheel down to actually get to the directions for any recipe posted on a blog is good or not - it certainly is normal... and ditto for websites having a lot of above the fold advertisements.
- dylan604 4y ago>recipe posted on a blog is good or not - it certainly is normal. and pretty much universally abhorred by anyone but SEO types > websites having a lot of above the fold advertisements I wouldn't know about these. I have an adblocker. seems like a cheap price to pay to prevent unnecessary wear&tear on your mouse wheel.