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The articles were intended for you to read. If you find them annoying, maybe they weren't written for you.
by tehjoker 2y ago
The articles were intended for you to read. If you find them annoying, maybe they weren't written for you.
- MonkeyClub 2y ago> The articles were intended for you to read Or they were intended for you to scroll further on the page and load more ads and autoplay videos. Good essays start with their thesis, expand upon that, and conclude by bringing it back to it. There is no reason journalism should veer away from a format that works for one goal (information dissemination), unless there are other goals at play (longer engagement).
- tehjoker 2y agoPerhaps novels should be written in the inverted triangle format.
- jkmcf 2y agoPerhaps there's a difference between fiction and non-fiction
- tehjoker 2y agoI think the author can decide how they wish to present their work
- MonkeyClub 2y agoBut the author has no intent! (Eng. Lit. /s)
- forrestthewoods 2y agoThere are more long form articles available than I have time to read. I hate when a juicy sounding headline grabs my attention, but I have to read for 5 minutes just to figure out what it’s actually about and if I want to keep reading. The disappointment of going from “interesting title” to “vague unimportant flashback” is immense.