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16 yo get $250k for technology that pushes us even closer to a Farenheit 451 distopian future.
by artichokeheart 15y ago
16 yo get $250k for technology that pushes us even closer to a Farenheit 451 distopian future.
- lukifer 15y agoHypothesis: There is more to be gained intellectually by reading 10 novel synopses on Wikipedia that reading any one of the novels all the way through. I'm aware of the dangers of soundbyte-ism, but it needn't be inherently evil. In fact, the internet is the best place for summarization to take place; you can't click through on a TV news ticker, but you can on a linkbaiting blog.
- wladimir 15y ago"Hypothesis: There is more to be gained intellectually by reading 10 novel synopses on Wikipedia that reading any one of the novels all the way through." That depends completely on what your goal is. What do you "gain intellectually" when knowing the overall story? Aren't novels more about the experience you get while reading them? For news I can understand summaries can be as good as the whole thing, especially if you're not that interested but want to know what is going on.