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Why I hate the index finger (1980)

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255 points consumer451 | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 00:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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DiggyJohnson ◴[19 Nov 24 15:33 UTC] No.42184584[source]▶
Worth the read.

I am so worried that we as a society have lost the ability to write well, and risk losing the ability to recognize and appreciate good writing. Rote professional written communication skills are changing and diminishing. The written word is generally seen to be a burden. Anyways, bittersweet thoughts from a really funny article.

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1. exmadscientist ◴[20 Nov 24 01:17 UTC] No.42189885[source]▶
Part of the reason this is written like it is is that it is the work of a true master. (Like his opinions or not, he's come by them the hard way and really does know what he's talking about.) Mastery is just not as common as it used to be, probably in no small part because there is so much more to cover these days.

But when you find someone else who really knows their topic, inside and out -- they will probably write about it a lot like this.