Paul Graham: schools reward bloated essays, which is why good writing is rare
paulnovosad · x · 2026-11-06
Paul Graham observes that his sons are convinced school essays must be bloated word salad to score well, and that writing simply and clearly would cost them grades — and they may be right. His takeaway: grading incentives train bad writing habits from the start, explaining why good writing stays rare.
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