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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I read comments first mostly because a lot of posted articles are behind a paywall or i have to turn off my adblockers and maybe someone posted a tldr

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Shoot, they won't just be posting a tl;dr, but a commentary on it, and sometimes really good context from their field or experience. It's basically the article, but written by a more intelligent journalist who is a part of whatever is being reported on, not just observing from interviews and phone calls (and lame corporate website 'about us' pages).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah thats what i mean a tldr but from ppl that know shit :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Exactly - no fluff or dancing around, they get right to the point and make concrete assertions. Then if they're wrong, people will correct them, and you get a debate that (hopefully) brings up various subtleties and connected issues for a more holistic view.

Then if I'm still intrigued, I read the source