the magic of longform essays (compared to books) is that you can write the thing while it's still interesting
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...by the time you write a book the subject matter is so crushingly boring to you that you can't imagine anyone reading it ever
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oh totally - this is about while it's still interesting *to the author* not in general
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Who else could we be talking about. Oh wait I've heard rumors about something called a public.
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this same phenomenon is why mentorship from someone just a little ahead of you on the path can be way better than from an "expert".
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yeah people learn best from someone not very far removed in skill/knowledge I think
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"compression speed" would be a way better y axis label - accelerating self-nitpicking is why we tweet things right guys
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yeah our whole class is built on the premise that demons come help you write otherwise it's impossible
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Would you be OK with my using this diagram in a post? (With credit, of course) [Do you want to fix the y axis label?]
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