Hanging bullets/numerals have nothing to do with markdown, they're a typographic choice and in my opinion look better than the indented style that you normally

Hanging bullets/numerals have nothing to do with markdown, they're a typographic choice and in my opinion look better than the indented style that you normally get by default. In fact, the author of the post has previously written a hugely popular series about typography that specifically mentions this choice: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-better-typography-part-2 http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-be...