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Re:A startup ushered thousands of Indian women into gig work... by lelandfe on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:11PM (#35863296)
This is pretty common. The NYT does this with large stories. I think it’s a nice way to add some mood-setting images and concepts.
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Re:A startup ushered thousands of Indian women into gig work... by gumby on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:21PM (#35863423)
That's what a first paragraph is for.
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Re:A startup ushered thousands of Indian women into gig work... by lelandfe on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:55PM (#35863965)
It pretty clearly serves different purposes, given your different reactions to them :)
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Re:A startup ushered thousands of Indian women into gig work... by gumby on Monday May 08, 2023 @03:03PM (#35865715)
Good point, I should be thinking of this positively: it's an excellent screener for articles that won't interest me, saving me time up front.
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