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Never assume the reader knows what you're talking about, that's bad writing.
by ramon156 1y ago
Never assume the reader knows what you're talking about, that's bad writing.
- MithrilTuxedo 1y agoIt really depends on the context. Everyone's bandwidth would be saturated if no one assumed their reader knew what they were talking about, but assumption is a form of lossy compression that allows both miscommunication and misunderstanding.
- bondarchuk 1y agoCould one be forgiven for assuming on the internet that people know what "console gaming" or "the 1990s" are? I expected the worst reading this comment thread before clicking TFA but it's really very straightforward.
- lproven 1y agoWell of course I know. But I never owned a games console in the 1990s, I've never played a game on a 1990s console, so I have no clue what aspect of the experience is being captured or not.
- GuinansEyebrows 1y agoconversely: never assume the writing is for everybody :)