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apsurdlast Tuesday at 9:06 PM3 repliesview on HN

I find myself doing this for anything "work related" like slack. It's definitely a thing on Linkedin posts.

The idea is it's like TikTok for text. Short self-contained visual "things" that keep grabbing back your fading attention. I don't like it, but I like that I think about why it is and that, in a "professional" environment, it somehow (sadly) makes sense.


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nicboulast Tuesday at 9:50 PM

When I come across this sort of writing I skip it. If the writer can't be bothered to organise their ideas I won't do it for them. I find that writing style oddly grating.

skeeter2020last Tuesday at 9:10 PM

In a post about how thin, superficial (and yes, lazy) things are destroying the value of your life, sigh...

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SchemaLoadlast Tuesday at 10:42 PM

I've only ever seen this style as a satire of hustle bros. So I assume it must be a real thing originally.