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When I started reading this and immediately came across the word "groundbreaking" I paused for a sec and thought to myself: Let me just pretend this word isn't
by jdthedisciple 3y ago
When I started reading this and immediately came across the word "groundbreaking" I paused for a sec and thought to myself:
Let me just pretend this word isn't there, it's probably an exaggeration.
It takes a special kind of adaptation to filter out all the 10%-40% bluff usually found in these kinds of news articles.
- derefr 3y agoNow I kind of want to see a browser extension that deletes all the intensifier adjectives from runs of text, and is able to be enabled/disabled per domain.
- mkaic 3y agoSo a less unhinged version of [0]? [0] https://xkcd.com/1288/ https://xkcd.com/1288/
- mejutoco 3y agoBit random, but a while ago I created this extension to remove "actually", "literally" and other words (it is slighty configurable) that can be annoying. It is sort of a joke, but some days I think it is not a joke. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/actually-no-remove-actual/dnjekdlckidinafaebkhcojebjjpphkb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/actually-no-remove... Maybe I should extend it :)
- kjkjadksj 3y agoIts always better to just get at the underlying, usually far dryer scientific paper. Even if its not in your field try and read the intro and the conclusion, the authors will describe why this is generally relevant with much less flowery language than the press release. Even a word like “novel” is bold to use too many times.