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DeVliegendeHollander comments on Towards a theory of nerds... who suffer. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: [deleted] 03 March 2015 10:33:07AM 0 points [-]

I just don't know what to delete...

Comment author: RichardKennaway 03 March 2015 11:44:11AM 2 points [-]

I just don't know what to delete...

All of it. Then start over at the other end. Write the thrust of the article in one plain sentence. I don't know what it is at the moment. Write it in bullet points. Write it in exactly 100 words. Never write a sentence when one word will do; never write one word when none will do. Think only about what truth you are trying to present, and why the reader should agree.

Also, while I don't want to speculate about your life, it does read like an autobiographical ramble driven by unhappy memories. My personal reaction to it is just, "I don't care about these people."