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Raemon comments on Hyperlinks and Less Wrong - Less Wrong Discussion

16 Post author: Raemon 23 January 2011 04:05AM

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Comment author: Raemon 23 January 2011 03:32:13PM 0 points [-]

The similarity that appears to me is that the existence of a hyperlink (the visual cue) condenses text around it into a chunked thought.

Ah, I can see that. And I agree, if used responsibly, it probably accomplishes that to some degree. Again, what Less Wrong is lacking here is good summaries that allow the single word to actually encapsulate a relevant idea. (Or, as I noted in another comment, a glossary, so people can quickly learn new terms without reading entire articles)