Paul Graham on Twitter: "In this last essay I realized I could skip including the references to the notes in the main text. It seems to have worked; only a few people said anything."

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1. Ashwin‏ @omnishwin 23 Nov 2019
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  I really liked this one. Also been waiting for a new one for a while, so thanks!
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1. Julien ‏Verified account @julien 23 Nov 2019
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  It was probably never necessary, I agree
  
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1. Adam Falat‏ @adamfalat 23 Nov 2019
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  Good stuff, I enjoy your writing, Paul.
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1. Tim Rooney‏ @tjrwriting 23 Nov 2019
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  I think those notes are helpful for the writer- you get to add info without making the writing worse
  
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1. Firas Durri‏ @firasd 23 Nov 2019
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  I just took a look (http://paulgraham.com/genius.html ) and it seems like your footnotes are like an appendix. Seems if you prefix the referenced sentence fragment above each note it would work without any numbering or in-text citations.
  
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1. Kevin Ashton‏ @ashtonkj 23 Nov 2019
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  It was an interesting essay. I find the idea compelling. But then I'm one of those people that probably has too many interests.
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1. Hapax Legomenon‏ @YTLHapax 23 Nov 2019
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  I usually skip over footnotes unless it's a specific footnote I'm interested in. With this essay I did skim through the notes.
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1. padraigf‏ @padraigf 23 Nov 2019
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  Hi Paul. I miss the old footnote style. Reading them afterwards, it was causing me unnecessary cognitive load trying to remember what they referred to. With the former method, it seems like both ways of reading would be satisfied. Good to see you back writing essays anyway.
  
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