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by echohack
4638 days ago
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The reality is that you need BOTH. This is how modern news articles are written: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4698382/second-lifes-stran... Some people will skim and get the information. Some people will read and get entertainment. Some people want the details, because they need a deeper understanding. Some people want a high level overview, because they already understand things and just want the information. See also: Richard Feynman's books on physics. |
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Your Second Life article probably has some interesting things to say, I wouldn't know, I didn't read it. Instead I clicked the link, scrolled and scrolled and before I'd even got to the bottom I'd calculated it would take me about half an hour of my life to read the thing.
I don't want to invest half an hour of my life in learning about someone's blow-by-blow account of their Second Life experience (I'd question anybody who does and point them to one of the numerous HN articles on procrastination/wasted time). An article that long devoted only to Second Life (condescension aside, there really are more important things, honestly) seems pretentious and serving the authors Ego more than the readers curiosity.
Richard Feynman however, the secrets of the universe and world around us, yes, I would like to learn more about that.