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There are more than a few people who value what he writes but find the overall "winding path" of style to be very grating to read.
by Klonoar 3y ago
There are more than a few people who value what he writes but find the overall "winding path" of style to be very grating to read.
- Keegs 3y agoI know it’s not the case but sometimes it feels like he’s trying to channel Matt Levine. Doesn’t matter, like you said his blog and now newsletter are fantastic.
- robocat 3y agoLevine consistently makes the most boring subject interesting: and I don't find it obvious how he does it. Certainly some of his subject matter is truly turgid (even Matt fails to make me interested in Musk's antics).
- Proziam 3y agoI am one such person. I have no issue reading obscure or difficult content (legal documents ala Companies Act 2006 to historical documents written in non-native languages). However, for me, his particular style forces me to read many things twice or thrice to determine whether or not I've understood him correctly. Despite that, I still get a lot from his writing.
- bloaf 3y agoThis is like criticizing someone's technical ability after they finished a Bob Ross painting course. The point was joyful self-expression. You can go make your own painting with no happy little trees if you want.
- Klonoar 3y ago> This is like criticizing someone's technical ability after they finished a Bob Ross painting course. ...no, it's a simple comment about a writing style. You don't need to try and make it out to be anything else. It's very normal to still interact with things in life that aren't exactly how you'd want them to be. The overall net value of their content has spoken for itself over and over. > You can go make your own painting with no happy little trees if you want. Yet I won't, because I still want to read their content. That's the entire point.
- thimkerbell 3y agoI like the happy little trees.