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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me? why is “news” so addictive? by jacknews on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:03AM (#23938936)
A problem with factual books is the format. Sometimes a concept only needs 50 pages to explain, support, and explore implications, yet grows to 300 pages to fill the format.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me? why is “news” so addictive? by frereubu on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:23AM (#23939133)
This is true, but I regularly get recommended good non-fiction books by friends which don't suffer from that, so they are out there.
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