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lmm
on Dec 18, 2018
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Ambient Cruelty
I find the narrow column very unpleasant; on my screen it forces a lot more scrolling than should actually be necessary for how much content there is.
phoboslab
on Dec 18, 2018
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Wider columns are harder to read. That's why newspapers and magazines typically divide a page into slimmer columns.
https://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability
lmm
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I know this is the conventional wisdom, but it just doesn't match my experience; I can't stand to read these thin-columned websites.
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