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Just an, uh, writing style note: > Unavailable interviewers provide a thumb and a brief written summary of feedback to an independent third party beforehand. Y
by Wowfunhappy 2y ago
Just an, uh, writing style note:
> Unavailable interviewers provide a thumb and a brief written summary of feedback to an independent third party beforehand. Yes, I said a thumb.
If you're going to do leave the reader in suspense like this—and I do think it's fine and even healthy to leave them momentarily perplexed—you need to add a little more information. For example: "Yes, I said a thumb. This will make sense in a moment."
Maybe it's my own morbidity, but combined with the article title, my initial thought was that I must be reading parody. Surely the author doesn't really believe people should cut off their thumbs as punishment for missing the meeting!
- striking 2y agoThe author clears things up a couple sentences later, no?
- Wowfunhappy 2y agoYes, which is why I actually think this is a great little moment—but I almost didn't make it to that sentence.
- badgersnake 2y agoI thought the same, which made me think this was a spoof. Took me a while to figure it out, but I quite like the approach. Could be used in other areas with a risk of groupthink taking over.
- canjobear 2y agoThat brief moment of thinking he means you should cut off your thumb is a source of humor.
- zem 2y agoI thought he was saying "provide your feedback on a thumb drive" as a humorous way of indicating that you shouldn't even email it lest it leak before the vote.
- not_your_mentat 2y agoI've been externally primed on emperors giving thumbs up and down lately. Sounds like the author was living with similar assumptions.