[jancsika]

> It’s crazy how much more attractive the list is, even when there’s zero content. Why?

* it's funny-- the list example appeals to me for content like HN posts.

* for something like a prose analysis of the first 33 measures of the first movement of Beethoven's Op. 101, the non-list version is more appealing. In fact, my prejudice is that the list version will be both a gloss and factually inaccurate.

* if I were a prankster I'd name this phenomenon after a physicist friend and subtly spread it as a low-effort shorthand for critiquing the quality of HN posts.

Edit: almost forgot-- my post should be formatted as a list