(Note: I’m rereading this comment before posting and realize it’s probably annoying and definitely unsolicited feedback, so apologies for that. But I’m going to post it anyway because I think it may still be useful.)
I spent a couple of minutes skimming this piece and couldn’t discern the main idea. (I’m a pretty good skimmer and usually this works for me...)
A summary would be appreciated if it’s possible to include one. This could help readers determine more quickly if it makes sense for us to invest time in reading the full post.
Thank you, on the contrary, this is constructive critique kindly put; highly appreciated! I actually myself was a bit at a loss of how to present it: Summary intro? A telling subtitle e.g. “Of AI, illusionism, and fading altruism” at least? Eventually, I opted to do try to not spoil the slight mystery in the story at all, and I added all in a lengthy Afterword (first indeed containing a summary btw, and then a more detailed explanation), trusting in part that the tags give at least a slight hint as to the broader topic.
Given your comment, I now plan to add at the very top add a brief overview, maybe as little as a one-sentence extra terse un-spoiling overview including a link to the summary found at the beginning of the Afterword. Tbc.
(Note: I’m rereading this comment before posting and realize it’s probably annoying and definitely unsolicited feedback, so apologies for that. But I’m going to post it anyway because I think it may still be useful.)
I spent a couple of minutes skimming this piece and couldn’t discern the main idea. (I’m a pretty good skimmer and usually this works for me...)
A summary would be appreciated if it’s possible to include one. This could help readers determine more quickly if it makes sense for us to invest time in reading the full post.
Thank you, on the contrary, this is constructive critique kindly put; highly appreciated! I actually myself was a bit at a loss of how to present it: Summary intro? A telling subtitle e.g. “Of AI, illusionism, and fading altruism” at least? Eventually, I opted to do try to not spoil the slight mystery in the story at all, and I added all in a lengthy Afterword (first indeed containing a summary btw, and then a more detailed explanation), trusting in part that the tags give at least a slight hint as to the broader topic.
Given your comment, I now plan to add at the very top add a brief overview, maybe as little as a one-sentence extra terse un-spoiling overview including a link to the summary found at the beginning of the Afterword. Tbc.