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Re:Ask HN: How do you balance reading books vs. articles by Jenz on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:36AM (#25330914)
> by definition most books are mediocre

What? Oh, well, in that regard most elements in any category is mediocre. Doesn’t really mean much...

Re:Ask HN: How do you balance reading books vs. articles by staz on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @01:31PM (#25349434)
Sturgeon's law: "ninety percent of everything is crap." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law