Most of our communications are either social (aiming at creating contact and trust -- small talk, gossip) or utilitarian (conveying information or getting someone to do something -- meetings, work emails, most non-fiction). But there's a third category, too, where fiction belongs
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Interestingly, Twitter, for the most part, is neither social nor utilitarian. It is pointless. It is most closely related to fiction -- a good tweet states a truth that resonate with people. Like maxims. Or like fiction in general.
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Stating a truth doesn't have to be done with simple words and efficient sentences. Sometimes, simplicity may be appropriate. Sometimes not. Sometimes the aesthetics or ambiguity are the entire point.
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If your writing isn't utilitarian, write however you want. But write your ML papers clearly.
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Some cons have paper length requirements. Which doesn’t lend itself to concise writing styles.
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