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when the Simulators gave up pretending not to exist they uplifted the bananas first. if you are reading this be aware that words are fake

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    1. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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      Something I'm trying to figure out: when writers define niche terms in their prose, rather than just using those terms unapologetically, do they grow their readership or shrink it?

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    2. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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      On the one hand, niche terms are shortcuts to higher-level ideas. If you're never willing to take those shortcuts, some readers will find that your writing is too low-density. By using niche terms, you show that you're willing to confuse some readers so that fewer will be bored.

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    3. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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      On the other hand, if your readers can't understand you, soon they'll stop coming back for more. By defining your niche terms, or avoiding them altogether, you show that you're willing to bore some readers so that fewer will be confused.

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    4. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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      It goes against my core to say this, but I'm coming around to the idea that boring your readers is sometimes a greater sin than confusing them. Especially on the internet. Don't bother trying to teach people your language. Find those who already speak it.https://twitter.com/davidklaing/status/1215785644510703617 …

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      Love having friends to whom I can say "all the stuff we're interested in" with no context and be completely understood.
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    5. Extraordinary Banana‏ @literalbanana Jan 22
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      me struggling with thispic.twitter.com/mOPBAGLjZU

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    6. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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      On a totally unrelated note, the style and cadence of that paragraph reminds me a lot of Hofstadter. (Currently reading Le Ton beau de Marot. He's quite fond of asides like this one, expressing mild frustration about certain limitations of language.)

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      Extraordinary Banana‏ @literalbanana Jan 22
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      thank you so much! he’s brilliant, I’m obsessed with this lecture of his this yearhttps://youtu.be/n8m7lFQ3njk 

      12:54 AM - 22 Jan 2020
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        1. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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          YES. That's one of my favorite things on the internet!

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        2. Dan Jones‏ @djon3s Jan 22
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          I was obsessed with that for agggges too. Le Ton Beau de Marot was once my favourite book ever.

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        3. David Laing‏ @davidklaing Jan 22
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          What replaced it??

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