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102 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 8h \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
Related to this, I've found that with most non-fiction books you can get 90% of the value out of it just by reading the blurb, the introduction, the chapter headings, and a few reviews.
Deeper dive is only really necessary if you want to engage with the book at an academic level (pulling out quotes, making citations, etc)
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 8h
I suspect you are correct. why do you think people bother with writing all the rest?
More importantly, do you think internet access and AI will eventually reduce all nonfiction to "the blurb, the introduction, chapter headings, and a few reviews"?
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112 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 8h
At least for serious non-fiction books, I think academic engagement is a big part of it.
If you want to be taken seriously, you need to fill in all the details and cover all the gaps. Otherwise you open yourself up to attacks. So a lot of the "filler", so to speak, is covering all your bases and making sure you address issues from multiple angles to minimize your attack surface.
But in terms of just getting your big picture idea out to a layperson, yeah usually the introductory chapter is enough to make your point.
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