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Unclimbable
- Mithaldu 11y agoI really don't have a beef with long form writing. I've read and am reading many books, and i've read many articles longer than this one and taken things away from them. However i do have a beef with authors who have little empathy and do not respect the reader's time. And that is the case if after 1500 words, the author decides to pull a And Now for Something Completely Different, without even having hinted at what the bulk of the article is going to be about. It's not hard to start out with "I'm going to tell a story about how ..." Edit: The part referred to by the title starts with "I need to tell you about the Cirque of the Unclimbables.", about 40% in.
- bjwbell 11y agoI skipped the last half. It's very possible to make climbing articles gripping, this had too much filler.
- tantalor 11y agoI couldn't get passed the first paragraph, which made it clear the article offered very little substance.
- rwallace 11y agoActually the article had a great deal of substance, but it should be obvious that you're going to miss it if you stop after one paragraph.
- jcoffland 11y agoI thought it was written quite well. Not everything needs to cater to the impatient.
- Mithaldu 11y ago> the impatient You must be talking about yourself. You didn't even bother to grok what my complaint is about.
- snorrah 11y agoThe photography that accompanies the article is just beautiful. It's not hard to emphasise with the writer wanting to make the trip, even though she could potentially cripple herself by doing so.
- agumonkey 11y agoThey are. It feels like a painting where the composition is made to express the grandiosity more than reflect reality.
- TerryADavis 11y agoI made something usable and fun, not in a pathatic sort of way. The others are just pathetic. Mine is not pathetic. The others are pathetic. Mine is not pathtic. Mine is to be used in addition to Linux or Windows. It is pathetic to compete on price, by the way.