Poor Article Writing

This cluster consists of comments criticizing the writing style of a specific linked article, describing it as poorly written, hard to read, jarring, obscure, and choppy despite the interesting content.

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Sample Comments

ggambetta Aug 24, 2024 View on HN

Yeah, it's surprisingly poorly written for an article about writing well :-/

insertnickname Aug 11, 2012 View on HN

I'm sure the article is interesting, but the writing is awful.

DonBarredora Jan 3, 2022 View on HN

Man that's some bad writing. Just get to the point and stop trying to be funny.

nwh Mar 8, 2014 View on HN

This guy has an horrible writing style for somebody who is meant to be releasing ground breaking information.

caffeine May 13, 2021 View on HN

This is an unpopular opinion, but I very much dislike the writing in this piece. I find it unnecessarily obscure, jarring to read as it bounces from one unfinished thought to the next.

metadigm Dec 31, 2023 View on HN

That article hits the nail on the head. The lack of concision in his writing style seems almost sadistic at times.

nyolfen Mar 25, 2022 View on HN

it's a neat story but i find this style of writing unreadably grating

gloosx Nov 7, 2025 View on HN

Didn't see such a bad piece of writing for a long time. Serously guys, is it just me? It's hard to read for some reason.

dev_0 Oct 16, 2022 View on HN

It's damn hard to read. There are better writers

epmatsw Mar 14, 2016 View on HN

The writing style in this article is really jarring for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.