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Let's not jump to conclusions (lemmy.ml)

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[+] [email protected] -7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's all too many words. You don't need all the exposition. You know how you know the guy you described is a racist? By the the fact that he's a racist. Doing racist things.

All that other stuff is extra padding.

[–] wolframhydroxide 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Sorry use many words. I see question, think want answer. Am wrong?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Depends on your goal. Short communications make bigger impacts.

[–] wolframhydroxide 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You're right! You know what I could have said instead?

Who could have guessed that the rich white South African would turn out to be a white supremacist?

See the flaw in using too few words?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't see any flaw. The meaning of that sentence is very clear.

If the post lead with that then maybe there wouldn't be any complaints.

[–] wolframhydroxide 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It literally DOES start with that! That's the top level comment, word-for-word, which at least two people were too thick to understand. So yes, I gave a longer explanation, like I apparently must also provide to you.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You asked "Am wrong?".

The content was fine but Your post was not as clear as the top post. That's what was wrong.

[–] wolframhydroxide 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, I added shiny metaphors, explications and implications, because the subtext of the original post was apparently utterly lost on both of them.

Why use many word when few do trick? Because some people don't understand the few words.