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I don’t mean this rudely, but the common factor there is you. Could it just be you don’t enjoy this style of writing?

hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
As someone who agrees with the parent commenter, I don't think (at least for me) it's individual style, but it's what my goal is and what the content is. I think the main problem is blog posts, which basically contain a single main thesis, that are written like short stories. I think that if, as an author, your goal is to get a primary point across, and you're publishing on the web, for the love of God, get to the point. There is a near infinite amount of content online vying for our attention, and if I'm reading for information, I don't want to spend a ton of time just figuring out if your point is worth my time. On the other hand, if you're telling a story, I'm fine getting drawn in with elaborate prose. But at least for me, most of the time I'm looking for this style of writing in a book, or at least something like a magazine article that is positioned as a short story. I don't often look for this type of content on the web, and I almost never look for it in blog posts.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  >I think that if, as an author, your goal is to get a primary point across, and you're publishing on the web, for the love of God, get to the point This. There is a reason TL;DR became a proper word.[1] [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TL%3BDR https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TL%3BDR
8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
I thought the same. I thought the title was hinting at a path to bring back the old web, not building up to "we can do it if we want".
esperent 2y ago
No offense taken, of course the common factor is me! That was the entire point of my comment. I don't enjoy articles like this. I was wondering if other people have the same feeling. It seems like many do, to the point that there's an actual rule of journalism (inverted pyramid) stating that you should avoid crafting articles this way.

As someone who agrees with the parent commenter, I don't think (at least for me) it's individual style, but it's what my goal is and what the content is. I think the main problem is blog posts, which basically contain a single main thesis, that are written like short stories. I think that if, as an author, your goal is to get a primary point across, and you're publishing on the web, for the love of God, get to the point. There is a near infinite amount of content online vying for our attention, and if I'm reading for information, I don't want to spend a ton of time just figuring out if your point is worth my time. On the other hand, if you're telling a story, I'm fine getting drawn in with elaborate prose. But at least for me, most of the time I'm looking for this style of writing in a book, or at least something like a magazine article that is positioned as a short story. I don't often look for this type of content on the web, and I almost never look for it in blog posts.

Dalewyn 2y ago
>I think that if, as an author, your goal is to get a primary point across, and you're publishing on the web, for the love of God, get to the point This. There is a reason TL;DR became a proper word.[1] [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TL%3BDR https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TL%3BDR

8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago

I thought the same. I thought the title was hinting at a path to bring back the old web, not building up to "we can do it if we want".

esperent 2y ago

No offense taken, of course the common factor is me! That was the entire point of my comment. I don't enjoy articles like this. I was wondering if other people have the same feeling. It seems like many do, to the point that there's an actual rule of journalism (inverted pyramid) stating that you should avoid crafting articles this way.