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Why does every article waste my time with a backstory? What did the hotel have to do with the restaurant? Just start with the workings of the restaurant. I do
by hyperhopper 4y ago
Why does every article waste my time with a backstory?
What did the hotel have to do with the restaurant?
Just start with the workings of the restaurant. I don't care about you and your wife's travel plans.
- cntainer 4y agoNot all writers apply the "Chekhov's gun" principle. Inconsequential details can be fun in stories but they're not always appreciated, especially not in non-fiction.
- taberiand 4y agoThis is a slice of life story, inconsequential and only interesting because it provides the supplemental details (including the technical insight into the state machine); there's no point complaining about those things you don't care about. Also, you're complaining about two short sentences. Just to put things into perspective.
- hyperhopper 4y agoNo, the supplemental details of the hotel are not what makes the story interesting