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I disagree. While something that is well written shouldn't need a tldr, it does service as a device for people who consume a lot of text. Its a standard shortha
by cleverjake 14y ago
I disagree. While something that is well written shouldn't need a tldr, it does service as a device for people who consume a lot of text. Its a standard shorthand indicating the author did in fact write a summary
- alttab 14y agoAgreed. Plus, people are trained to ignore "wall of text" but will indeed read text labeled as tldr. It's communicating a summary. Due to the mixed bag of good writing on the Internet, we as readers cannot rely on the first sentence being an all encompassing summarization of the points.