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I don't understand why this can't be on a single page. Makes it really hard to refer back to earlier "chapters" as you get new information when it's a slideshow. Can't search either.

Seems like we're needlessly reintroducing limitations from the paper medium that don't exist in digital media for weird aesthetic reasons?

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I get your argument, but I liked it! Something about isolating each segment makes it feel more readable. Perhaps in an ideal world every article like this would allow the reader to switch between "slideshow" and "single page" view, since the same content would work for both.

Yes, it would be good. However I guess even simple show/hide chapters/sections also would do good work. It could be something similar to foldable directories or code fragments in code editors (for example VS Code has this feature).

Yes, I was at first discouraged to try to continue reading .. I’m glad I persisted .. but it’s as an annoyance to not know how to advance and then have to switch between scrolling and advancing instead of just scrolling ..

The user experience occludes great content though.

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