[the_gipsy]

Tech people are good at writing, maybe not like an actual writer or journalist, but we definitely write more than farmers. Tech also evolves very fast, so we probably perceive time differently, and think we "have seen a lot" in less time.

[xoac]

Most tech people are only good at trite linkedin type writing and larping as pg.

[kjellsbells]

Humbly disagree. The majority of tech writing sucks.Or perhaps I should say that it never has a chance to be better because the medium of choice, the blog, is clunky at best and little more than diary entries for the most part (which perhaps makes it harsh to judge them, but then, don't put your diary online). The worst of them are look-at-me/SEO/LinkedIn audition spam. The best are entries that are useful in the moment and then quickly forgotten.

I like some tech writing, but the number of tech authors who I return to for the long view, reflective of industry understanding and life lessons learned, like I might do with writing about any other topic, is extremely small.

[the_gipsy]

Apparently we also can read, but are also not good at "getting" it.

[astura]

"Good at generating vacuous platitudes that sound profound to dumb people" is not the same thing as "good at writing."

[sharadov]

Really, probably the most uncreative writing comes from tech writers.

[ashwinsundar]

I have never read whatever farmers write, but I am almost certain it is miles better than the average tech writing drivel

[grigri907]

I recommend starting with Wendell Berry