Julia Evans on Nostr: i think I'm so obsessed with examples because I find generalizing from examples much ...
i think I'm so obsessed with examples because I find generalizing from examples much easier than finding specific examples given a general statement
so given the choice between “explain the big picture" and “give examples" I'll usually pick "give examples" if I have limited space/time. (though of course often you can do both)
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