@vgr False. Unreadable to who? Every expression implies an audience, and every audience is limited in some way.
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@sevensixfive I mean unreadability as a consciously deployed defensive strategy, as with patent lawyers. Much more common than people think - Show replies
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@vgr Twain on writing a short letter comes to mind, also Jane Austin - academic writing so last century ;)https://twitter.com/paulajaynebyrne/status/631184883705073664 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@GabrielDuquette I mean deliberately using unreadability as a defense. Obfuscation. In my case, ribbonfarm at least is pure laziness. -
@vgr@GabrielDuquette maybe a good exercise for bloggers would be to go over your own work and sum up every post in a tweet.
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@GabrielDuquette It's primarily experimental thinking I'm writing up 90% for my own benefit. I rarely try to think about why others readThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr being unreadable for this reason was never defensible; just easier to catch nowThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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