I often stop reading long articles because, as you mention, there is simply too much fluff. I have better things to do than reading 10 pages of what could have

I often stop reading long articles because, as you mention, there is simply too much fluff. I have better things to do than reading 10 pages of what could have been said with 4. But this, this I read until the very end, and I liked it. I liked how the author reflected upon himself. It was good.