Writing posts such as these makes the content much more accessible than just providing a reference. Even if Luke uploaded the papers on his website for easy access, reading a paper requires more mental energy than reading a blog post. Even people who’ll read the papers if they are convinced that those have something worthwhile can be helped by a blog post that helps convince them that reading the paper is worthwhile.
Writing posts such as these makes the content much more accessible than just providing a reference. Even if Luke uploaded the papers on his website for easy access, reading a paper requires more mental energy than reading a blog post. Even people who’ll read the papers if they are convinced that those have something worthwhile can be helped by a blog post that helps convince them that reading the paper is worthwhile.