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It's just a style of writing. It can't hurt you. You're not forced to read it. Every time someone links to this blog, easily 50% of the comments devolve into

It's just a style of writing. It can't hurt you. You're not forced to read it. Every time someone links to this blog, easily 50% of the comments devolve into nitpicking the style. But hey look: It works! It got your attention. It got many people's attention. It makes the point clearly without wishy-washy weasel words. I'm fed up with the all-too-common corporate bullshit-speak of: "Agile may or may not be appropriate for all organisations, so you may need to tailor the approach to your specific situation." That translates to: "It probably won't work, I don't know when or why it does work, so... good luck!" Isn't it a breath of fresh air to hear someone state their actual opinion instead of dressing it up until it is unrecognisable? "I just wish he'd just a more polite style!" you're about to say. Then we wouldn't be reading it and discussing it right now.

georgeplusplus 2y ago
getting my attention came at the cost of starting with a very low value opinion of the author based on how utterly classless the title was and if your goal is to inform or change minds of readers that’s not a good way to go about it.
rightbyte 2y ago
> Isn't it a breath of fresh air to hear someone state their actual opinion instead of dressing it up until it is unrecognisable? The piece starts with a threat of violence. If enough people behave like this we will all start killing each other over food and ammo and I feel we are uncomfortable close to that tipping point. So no, it is not a breath of fresh air. It might have been 20 years ago. Not now.
rcxdude 2y ago
>Isn't it a breath of fresh air to hear someone state their actual opinion instead of dressing it up until it is unrecognisable? This is equally dressed up, just in different clothing.
- jiggawatts 2y ago
  When everyone is wearing grey, the one guy cavorting around in rainbow pants isn't "just" wearing clothes.
  - rcxdude 2y ago
    No, but neither is it necessarily more 'real'
    - jiggawatts 2y ago
      Just as real an everyone else, sure. But would you rather listen to the opinion of the one boy who shouted “The emperor is naked!” or the opinion of a thousand sycophants politely complimenting his dress sense?
popalchemist 2y ago
If you tolerate this type of hyperbole, then great. I don't have any interest in it, and this author has alienated me and surely many other adults who don't have time for the linguistic stylings of a 14 year old who hates his dad. So, it is a style, yes, but it has consequences for how (and whether) the content is received, because people have to make judgement calls on what is worth their time. This is not, for me. Whatever he has to say, it can't have been that important, or he would have put it into a form that wouldn't arbitrarily alienate and annoy people.

georgeplusplus 2y ago

getting my attention came at the cost of starting with a very low value opinion of the author based on how utterly classless the title was and if your goal is to inform or change minds of readers that’s not a good way to go about it.

rightbyte 2y ago

> Isn't it a breath of fresh air to hear someone state their actual opinion instead of dressing it up until it is unrecognisable? The piece starts with a threat of violence. If enough people behave like this we will all start killing each other over food and ammo and I feel we are uncomfortable close to that tipping point. So no, it is not a breath of fresh air. It might have been 20 years ago. Not now.

rcxdude 2y ago

>Isn't it a breath of fresh air to hear someone state their actual opinion instead of dressing it up until it is unrecognisable? This is equally dressed up, just in different clothing.

jiggawatts 2y ago
When everyone is wearing grey, the one guy cavorting around in rainbow pants isn't "just" wearing clothes.
- rcxdude 2y ago
  No, but neither is it necessarily more 'real'
  - jiggawatts 2y ago
    Just as real an everyone else, sure. But would you rather listen to the opinion of the one boy who shouted “The emperor is naked!” or the opinion of a thousand sycophants politely complimenting his dress sense?

popalchemist 2y ago

If you tolerate this type of hyperbole, then great. I don't have any interest in it, and this author has alienated me and surely many other adults who don't have time for the linguistic stylings of a 14 year old who hates his dad. So, it is a style, yes, but it has consequences for how (and whether) the content is received, because people have to make judgement calls on what is worth their time. This is not, for me. Whatever he has to say, it can't have been that important, or he would have put it into a form that wouldn't arbitrarily alienate and annoy people.