I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
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I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
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Re: I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
#2Great piece. Seeing that depth and context is one of the best parts of gaining intellectual maturity.
Re: I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
#3The best thing about gaining an appreciation of this aspect of life is it opens up so many extra pleasures. I can spend an entire day at the (free entry!) V&A in London and never be bored. Likewise with a great book (when my 11-year-old isn't around!)
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#4I’ve long held the opinion that humans ‘over’-value complexity. It’s why we can spend so much time tasting, analyzing, and enjoying fancy coffee or whisky - despite the fact that almost everyone is repulsed by them the first time they try them. Literature might be the same?
To be clear, I enjoy all three!
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#5This is also true in science; some things reward depth of study in a way that just isn't apparent from the outside.
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#6I really enjoyed reading this and I've been thinking along similar lines when I imagine viable careers of the future. No one will care if code is "thick" but why would anyone buy a novel written by AI? What does the reader get out of it? It seems like the humanities might be the most stable career path available.
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#7I have to say, this guy should teach English to high-schoolers.
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#8I’ve long held the opinion that humans ‘over’-value complexity . It’s why we can spend so much time tasting, analyzing, and enjoying fancy coffee or whisky - despite the fact that almost everyone is repulsed by them the first time they try them. Literature might be the same? To be clear, I enjoy all three!
Don't forget software engineering
Re: I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
#9I’ve long held the opinion that humans ‘over’-value complexity . It’s why we can spend so much time tasting, analyzing, and enjoying fancy coffee or whisky - despite the fact that almost everyone is repulsed by them the first time they try them. Literature might be the same? To be clear, I enjoy all three!
To add on - complexity itself is a perceptual feature introduced by language - we treat and describe things as though they are made of an unimaginable number of tiny parts. So this also increases the fun of the wordy wine/coffee/whisky descriptions!
Re: I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers
#10> ... and I was like ...
And you'll need to add an apology for using that phrase too.