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1. doginasuit · 1790166855 · focus · HN ↗

   I'd be interested in a good article that questioned the loneliness epidemic narrative, but this isn't it.

   1. api · 1790166991 · focus · HN ↗

      It’s an interesting point made in about 10X the words it should have taken.

      It’s a major issue I have with nonfiction in general though. Most of the words are superfluous. Unlike fiction it’s not prose-poetry or storytelling art either, just dry filler.

      1. 4ndrewl · 1790167628 · focus · HN ↗

         Except that the most effective way of conveying facts _is_ through narrative and storytelling.

         That and powerpoint, obviously.

         1. api · 1790168355 · focus · HN ↗

            I'm skeptical of whether that's always true, especially today.

            Usually when I want pure facts I now want concise and to the point. If I want art I read fiction. Fiction can convey other things, even facts and new ideas, but the main reason it exists (at least for me) is that it's art.

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