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I don’t think you really owe people anything to put the punchline first like this. Sure it helps ease some people’s anxiety, but there have been times where I’v

by xwdv 3y ago

I don’t think you really owe people anything to put the punchline first like this. Sure it helps ease some people’s anxiety, but there have been times where I’ve purposely taken an opposite approach, meandering through various vivid details, dropping some callbacks and winding up a story’s tension to the point where people were on the edge of their seat waiting to hear what finally happened. Maybe it’s sociopathic to prey on emotions this way.

passion__desire 3y ago
> Maybe it’s sociopathic to prey on emotions this way. This is why greeks practised Rhetorics. Remarking on the practice, one philosopher said the exact same thing. He said, "You are using people's emotions to weigh in as against the facts of the case."