I see several comments here expressing an idea like “Perhaps engaging writing is better, but is it worth the extra effort?”, and I just don’t think that that trade-off is actually real for most people. I think a more conversational and engaging style is quicker and easier to write than the slightly more formal and serious tone which is now the norm.
Really good, polished, highly engaging writing may be more work, but on the margin I think there’s a direction we can move that is downhill from here on both effort and boringness.
I see several comments here expressing an idea like “Perhaps engaging writing is better, but is it worth the extra effort?”, and I just don’t think that that trade-off is actually real for most people. I think a more conversational and engaging style is quicker and easier to write than the slightly more formal and serious tone which is now the norm. Really good, polished, highly engaging writing may be more work, but on the margin I think there’s a direction we can move that is downhill from here on both effort and boringness.