Why is every rationalist blog post way too long? HN debates long-form AI writing
epestr · hn · 2026-10-14
A Hacker News thread discussing Alex Wennerberg's essay questioning why posts in the rationalist blogosphere (the Slate Star Codex lineage) are almost universally extremely long. The debate touches on information density vs. length, and why influential AI commentators gravitate toward ten-thousand-word essays — a culture question increasingly relevant as AI shapes long-form writing.
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