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Heavens no! I'd much rather have a good summary than dive into documents written for domain specialists by other domain specialists. For legal documents, resea
by mpclark 13y ago
Heavens no! I'd much rather have a good summary than dive into documents written for domain specialists by other domain specialists.
For legal documents, research studies, academic papers and the like the cognitive load associated with wading through the original usually by far outweighs the marginal return.
The caveat is, of course, that one must be careful with one's choice of summariser.
- dalke 13y agoDid you find this court judgment "dense"? I didn't. I even found the judgment's summary of the case against weev to be clear and informative, and others here agree. I encourage you to read court decisions, research studies, and academic papers. Many are clear, insightful, and educational. It's also true that many are not, but I'm astonished by the number of people who don't even try. At the very least, it's hard to judge the summarizer without sometimes comparing summaries to the primary literature.