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nomel • yesterday at 4:32 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yes, as they explain shortly after, in the next section "shedding weight".

They're not actually confused here. It's a writing style, where you pose an interesting problem/scenario, then explain it.


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WhitneyLand • yesterday at 6:00 PM

I don’t think they are confused either just don’t think it’s a good way to introduce the point.

When good expositors choose motivating questions, say like 3 blue 1 brown, they don’t usually make apples to oranges comparisons. The best examples motivate while making sense before and after you learn.

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