roon defends Nick's long essay: the first section is literally called 'The Short Version'
tszzl · x · 2026-10-16
- Commenters complained that Nick's new long-form essay had too much detail and should "get to the point."
- ctjlewis pushed back: nothing should be cut, and the author already stapled a short version to the front.
- roon (tszzl) delivered the punchline: "The first section is literally called The Short Version" — implying critics didn't read far enough.
A quintessential AI-Twitter moment about the tension between detailed long-form writing and TL;DR readers.
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