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Nitpick: Stop the throat clearing and get to the point. The final paragraph is the whole point of the article. It's a real turnoff when I have to scroll past a

Nitpick: Stop the throat clearing and get to the point. The final paragraph is the whole point of the article. It's a real turnoff when I have to scroll past a moral lecture on artistry and piracy when I just want to hear your thoughts on task paralysis. --- To the author's point though, AI is incredible at building some initial momentum on a task. The initialization energy is basically zero.

kordlessagain 6mo ago
IP law is incompatible with AI. It's an important point, but not here.
renticulous 6mo ago
When I don't have time, I just ask AI to summarize the main points and expand on the point I like. I do this with even HN discussions. I just copy the whole HN page and paste into Claude and ask it to summarize and deduplicate talking points.
jplusequalt 6mo ago
You didn't have to read the article.
- pegasus 6mo ago
  And you don't have to read the critique.
- pessimizer 6mo ago
  You can't know that it was a waste of time to read until after you've read it. Especially if the point is at the end, and is a good point.
- furyofantares 6mo ago
  OP posted their article on the internet and then to HN presumably because they'd like people to read it.
dinfinity 6mo ago
Not a nitpick, but a justified criticism of the post. The technical term is "burying the lede" and it is incompetence at best and malice at worst. It's absolutely awful. It's not a novel or entertainment. Don't "foreshadow" or "set the scene". Just get to the fucking point.
MrGilbert 6mo ago
Appreciate your nitpick. As I dislike recipes that introduce you to the fine art of wheat milling before getting to the recipe itself, I tried to keep that section short(-ish). I felt the need to provide some context and thoughts, that's why I included it. Not sure what I'll do next time: Either put the conclusion at the beginning and offer some more context and thoughts at the end (then you can drop out if you don't want it), or just leave it out completely. I'll reflect on that.

kordlessagain 6mo ago

IP law is incompatible with AI. It's an important point, but not here.

renticulous 6mo ago

When I don't have time, I just ask AI to summarize the main points and expand on the point I like. I do this with even HN discussions. I just copy the whole HN page and paste into Claude and ask it to summarize and deduplicate talking points.

jplusequalt 6mo ago

You didn't have to read the article.

pegasus 6mo ago
And you don't have to read the critique.
pessimizer 6mo ago
You can't know that it was a waste of time to read until after you've read it. Especially if the point is at the end, and is a good point.
furyofantares 6mo ago
OP posted their article on the internet and then to HN presumably because they'd like people to read it.

dinfinity 6mo ago

Not a nitpick, but a justified criticism of the post. The technical term is "burying the lede" and it is incompetence at best and malice at worst. It's absolutely awful. It's not a novel or entertainment. Don't "foreshadow" or "set the scene". Just get to the fucking point.

MrGilbert 6mo ago

Appreciate your nitpick. As I dislike recipes that introduce you to the fine art of wheat milling before getting to the recipe itself, I tried to keep that section short(-ish). I felt the need to provide some context and thoughts, that's why I included it. Not sure what I'll do next time: Either put the conclusion at the beginning and offer some more context and thoughts at the end (then you can drop out if you don't want it), or just leave it out completely. I'll reflect on that.