Re:A prototype watch, raising hope for Parkinson’s
by ghvknvgvh on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:23PM
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This is not news, therefore it doesn't have to be written in the style you linked.
If it was, people would read the first paragraph, move on, and then complain that they wasted their money in buying whatever newspaper/magazine they're reading.
Re:A prototype watch, raising hope for Parkinson’s
by wordupmaking on Monday May 22, 2017 @05:07AM
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I'm still asking what style it's supposed to be. If it doesn't have a name, it could use one.
> If it was, people would read the first paragraph, move on, and then complain that they wasted their money in buying whatever newspaper/magazine they're reading.
If this blog post was written in a way that isn't scatterbrained, people would complain about the money they wasted on "whatever newspaper/magazine they're reading"? I think the word I'm looking for here is "no".
The story, or the writing style? I also upvoted the story, because I'm not going to punish it for the shit writing. And I actually dislike that the topmost comment, which I agree to from the bottom of my heart, is about the style; but the very fact that it's at the top means that maybe even more people find it just as annoying.
As for the style, I couldn't find it here. Is there a name for it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_style
I always wish these blog posts were written like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)
Maybe it is about how "engagement" gets measured, and having people jump through hoops is more profitable than valuing their time and their own decisions about how deep they want to delve?