The same could be said about citations.(1) I like it if there are a lot of hyperlinks (if you want to know why go to the end of this comment’). And without either hyperlinks or citations a post would have to go to great lengths to define its presuppositions or expect its readership to either look everything up themselves or be aware of the discussed subject matter.
(1) I don’t see what difference this makes, except that you’ve to go all the way down to the end of the page.
′ Because additional information allow me to understand unknown concepts without having to Google for the answer.
The same could be said about citations.(1) I like it if there are a lot of hyperlinks (if you want to know why go to the end of this comment’). And without either hyperlinks or citations a post would have to go to great lengths to define its presuppositions or expect its readership to either look everything up themselves or be aware of the discussed subject matter.
(1) I don’t see what difference this makes, except that you’ve to go all the way down to the end of the page.
′ Because additional information allow me to understand unknown concepts without having to Google for the answer.