obviously, different people prefer each style, and Eliezer and I were both falling prey to the typical mind fallacy.
Unstated in this post or the ‘typical mind fallacy’ link is the hypothesis that objectively not-better writing exists. To test this hypothesis, here is a sample of not-better writing that I have a high confidence will not be persuasive or interesting:
s lfas l sdkf jlds dj;lkg j;lasl dkjg lsakdjg ;lsasldkgj l;askd
If I have established that objectively not-better writing exists, that is a foundation to move away from. It is possible that in moving away from objectively not-better writing, we might move toward better writing. Further, we might move toward better writing that meets more than one preferred style of reading.
Unstated in this post or the ‘typical mind fallacy’ link is the hypothesis that objectively not-better writing exists. To test this hypothesis, here is a sample of not-better writing that I have a high confidence will not be persuasive or interesting:
s lfas l sdkf jlds dj;lkg j;lasl dkjg lsakdjg ;lsasldkgj l;askd
If I have established that objectively not-better writing exists, that is a foundation to move away from. It is possible that in moving away from objectively not-better writing, we might move toward better writing. Further, we might move toward better writing that meets more than one preferred style of reading.