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4ntonius8lock | 6 years ago

There's over 100 pages of material here. Why has this been submitted? What's interesting in it?

These type of submissions attract the worst commentators; people who will talk about the topic based on what they can infer from a title. Mostly just rehashing some personal anecdote or curious fact semi-related to the title.

Not sure I want to invest so many hours of reading to get to why this was posted. Maybe the OP could provide some context?

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_-___________-_|6 years ago

So... you're upset about people who don't read the source. But you're also upset that the OP didn't provide a summary so that you could avoid reading the source?

4ntonius8lock|6 years ago

I clicked through. Source material is about 200 pages.

Linking to a news article is one thing.

Linking to basically a book, without so much as saying why the book is good, is another.

I didn't say it was bad. Just asked the OP, why submit this? What's interesting in it? If I find the summary interesting, I read further. I also mentioned that when posting 200 pages without so much as a summary, most people won't read, leaving the less intelligent 'title commentators' (something I think is discouraged in this forum, which is why I participate)

kralos|6 years ago

perhaps you should read the source rather than rely on what OP infers

4ntonius8lock|6 years ago

I clicked through. Source material is about 200 pages. Linking to a news article is one thing.

Linking to basically a book, without so much as saying why the book is good, is another.

I'm not relying solely on what the OP says. But I'm not spending hours reading through 200 pages to figure out what is being shared. I read a lot of books, but generally I'll read the jacket, then the intro, then maybe the first chapter, and if that grabs me, then the book.

Not sure why you are trying to imply that I only read summaries, but that's on you.