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My point isn't really about the first sentence as such. It's that we have no idea what the article is going to be about. That's true even several paragraphs in
by quietbritishjim 3y ago
My point isn't really about the first sentence as such. It's that we have no idea what the article is going to be about. That's true even several paragraphs in (at which point they're entertaining the idea of a job but the article could still really be about anything).
- sho_hn 3y agoIt's a blog post, not an article. Not every piece of personal expression needs to be structured to spec and optimized for SEO. I think it's refreshing at this point, really. A little clumsy, not written according to "Use This One Trick To Get To Frontpage" rules, just what someone cares about in the order they wanted to tell it.
- devjab 3y agoIt’s a personal blog entry that’s tagged with #google and #work. It doesn’t transmit as freely to HN as it does if you enter from the front page or their blog, but unless it was the author who posted it here then I think it’s hard to fault them for the article not being clear enough.
- notpushkin 3y agoOh, yeah, I see your point now. Agreed, it could be a bit clearer in the beginning, although as others pointed out it's a personal blog and probably wasn't even intended for such a wide audience. (Maybe it's even more like a personal diary rather than some public thing?)