I can see what this is reaching for
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but the presentation is just... tedious.
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inscrutable
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insufficient payoff for the patience it requires of the reader
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I gave up half way down the page.
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There just isn't enough continuity to these little nibbles of narrative
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Sometimes things are explained
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explained with citations even
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other times they're just thrown out with no explanation whatsoever
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or a wink and a nod, utterly impenetrable to those not in the know
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and no sense of what's important to pay attention to, and what can safely be glanced past.
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Could really use some workshopping.