One way to solve both of our complaints is if the authors posted the entire sequence at once, but I can think of some downsides to doing that (reducing reader motivation, lack of focus in discussion)
Also the fact that you don’t get to use real-time feedback from readers on what their disagreements/confusions are, allowing you to change what’s in the sequence itself or to address these problems in future posts.
Anyway, I don’t have a problem with authors making clear what their bottom line is.[1] I have a problem with them arguing for their bottom line out of order, in ways that unintentionally but pathologically result in lingering confusions and disagreements and poor communication.
If nothing else, reading that tells you as a reader whether it’s something you’re interested in hearing about or not, allowing you to not waste time needlessly if it’s the latter
Also the fact that you don’t get to use real-time feedback from readers on what their disagreements/confusions are, allowing you to change what’s in the sequence itself or to address these problems in future posts.
Anyway, I don’t have a problem with authors making clear what their bottom line is.[1] I have a problem with them arguing for their bottom line out of order, in ways that unintentionally but pathologically result in lingering confusions and disagreements and poor communication.
If nothing else, reading that tells you as a reader whether it’s something you’re interested in hearing about or not, allowing you to not waste time needlessly if it’s the latter