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Idk, I found the writing style and the incessant snarks distracting from the central message.

This is my first time writing about history. Would you mind elaborating?

The problem is that I am constantly fatigued in finding out whether what I just read is a snark/joke/hyperbole/exaggeration (which is fun tbh) or a serious historical fact or part of your central thesis.

This is usually quite entertaining in other contexts, but when relaying history which entirely depends on narratives based on facts, it creates fatigue for me.

Thanks! I will keep that in mind next time.

Others might still enjoy it, it’s just my opinion.

At the very least, I can be more intentional about when I am trying to make someone laugh in an otherwise serious essay.

Your opinion is appreciated.

It was my intent to describe the article.

The post actually is a tale about how Ben Franklin invented the US, no?

If anyone can suggest a better title, we can edit it

I think it'd be better with the clickbait simply cut out: "A tale about how Ben Franklin invented the US"

Still feels baity to me but it's better than the original so let's use it. Thanks!