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Yes, I've addressed this point here:

https://brevity500.com/thoughts/why-only-brevity/

In short, brevity is a surprisingly excellent heuristic for writing quality. It can provide a quick and objective metric, which is handy for an online game meant to provide an engaging learning experience. Note that brevity on Brevity 500 is relative to a human-derived metric, which makes the conciseness you're aiming for more meaningful.

But yes -- shorter is not always better, certainly, which is why paid users are encouraged to reach out for human feedback.



That is an excellent response, thank you.


surprisingly excellent




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