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by BenFranklin100 402 days ago
Sometimes that is true, yes. It’s also true that programmers/engineers often don’t do nuance outside their field. A extremely bright classmate who was an engineer swore it was a waste of time to read anything other than the headlines in newspapers. The actual article was unnecessary repetitive fluff.

What is seen as window dressing, is often essential tapestry that provides context.

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Less true nowadays since the headlines are made for attention grabbing and bear no relationship with the content.