I’m unconvinced that ole_koksvik’s fluency in English has anything to do with it. Fluent English speakers misspell words like “idiosyncratic” regularly, and I and other fluent English speakers also find your posts difficult to follow. I generally end up skimming them, because the ratio of content to unnecessary verbosity is really low. If your goal is to get your evidence and views onto the table as quickly as possible, consider that your current strategy isn’t getting them out there at all for some portion of your audience, and that a short delay for editing could significantly expand your reach.
Yeah, that has become abundantly clear to me with how many upvotes these comments were receiving. I’ve received feedback on this before, but never with such a strong signal before. Sometimes I have different goals with my public writing at different times. So it’s not always my intention for how I write to be maximally accessible to everyone. I usually know who reads my posts, and why they appreciate them, as I receive a lot of positive feedback as well. It’s evident I’ve generalized that in this thread to the point it’s hurting the general impact of spreading my message. So I completely agree. Thanks for the feedback :)
I’m unconvinced that ole_koksvik’s fluency in English has anything to do with it. Fluent English speakers misspell words like “idiosyncratic” regularly, and I and other fluent English speakers also find your posts difficult to follow. I generally end up skimming them, because the ratio of content to unnecessary verbosity is really low. If your goal is to get your evidence and views onto the table as quickly as possible, consider that your current strategy isn’t getting them out there at all for some portion of your audience, and that a short delay for editing could significantly expand your reach.
Yeah, that has become abundantly clear to me with how many upvotes these comments were receiving. I’ve received feedback on this before, but never with such a strong signal before. Sometimes I have different goals with my public writing at different times. So it’s not always my intention for how I write to be maximally accessible to everyone. I usually know who reads my posts, and why they appreciate them, as I receive a lot of positive feedback as well. It’s evident I’ve generalized that in this thread to the point it’s hurting the general impact of spreading my message. So I completely agree. Thanks for the feedback :)