As @thegdb pointed out, the economic incentives should be tied to Kolmogorov complexity.
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One last cut: imagine there was a disease that slowed your reading by 50%. How much would you pay for the cure? Now sum that across society.
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@patrickc Is there evidence that a) books are longer than they could/should be or b) reading speed is limitation in learning speed? - 6 more replies
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@patrickc revenue models which support shorter, succinct writing. Current model incentivizes length. -
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@patrickc If non-fiction (esp. business books) were reviewed in the same way as fiction I believe it'd help. (e.g. "boring after chapter 3")Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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