I would amend that to "nobody cares"; it's totally fine to discuss a hypothetical if it lets you skip irrelevant details that slog down your point. Readers pres

I would amend that to "nobody cares"; it's totally fine to discuss a hypothetical if it lets you skip irrelevant details that slog down your point. Readers presumably are interested in the point you are making rather than the details. This article is a good example where it would have helped. I did read it, (just forget aboit the start, it gets readable a couple paragraphs in) but I was also inclined to close the site after the initial paragraph. Starting like that doesn't invite to read.