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Debian maintainers do a lot of things because of their preferences that have caused many people to criticize them. Do you also criticize Shostakovich because h
by ninalanyon 11mo ago
Debian maintainers do a lot of things because of their preferences that have caused many people to criticize them.
Do you also criticize Shostakovich because he doesn't write in the style of Beethoven?
One could argue that a stylistic choice that slows down the reader is good because it forces the reader to pay closer attention. That is the extra processing has not only a cost but, plausibly, also a benefit.
- inglor_cz 11mo ago"Do you also criticize Shostakovich because he doesn't write in the style of Beethoven?" This is a bit more akin to Shostakovich insisting on using some notes that aren't playable on standard-tuned instruments. "it forces the reader to pay closer attention" It definitely forced me to pay closer attention, but not to the actual content of the text, but to the underlying grammatical structure. If the author wanted to bifurcate the reader's attention like this, they succeeded.
- machomaster 11mo agoI would criticize the orchestra trying to play Beethoven, but substituting flute with vuvuzela.