Pop science is also full of bullshit though. If you don't have at least some solid grounding in the scientific method and science basics, you won't be able to tell if the pop science you read is bullshit or real.
Similarly, and even worse because of the sheer quantity of intentional misdirection in the political realm, if you don't have some baseline grounding in theory, a working understanding of historical materialism perhaps, then you will not have the mental tools to evaluate the pop politics and decide if they are right or full of shit. It isn't something that's common sense or easily reasoned from first principles
As communists, we should aspire to go beyond just trusting prominent figures, whether they're influencers, politicians, publications, whatever, and improve our faculties and awareness and understanding of the world
Was there an accessibility angle to their argument beyond "makes it harder for some users to read"? (not that that's an invalid argument but I don't think it's self evident)
I'm not a double space user and don't necessarily think this behavior needs to change, but if you, like OP, subjectively find something easier to read and are accustomed to it, I don't think "no, its a historical relic and doesn't make a difference in readability" will be very convincing in that situation...
Ultimately, hexbear is not using a wysiwyg editor, but it is frustrating when there's no good way to make your post look how you want it to, whether that's for an effort post, a dumb meme with emotes or ascii art type drawings or whatever, and space collapsing is much more disruptive than newline collapsing in that way
I'm going to make an attempt to record one as I go and upload it here. That is not the highest quality way to read or to create a polished audiobook, so it might have some rough edges, but let me know what you think of the introduction:
Pop science is also full of bullshit though. If you don't have at least some solid grounding in the scientific method and science basics, you won't be able to tell if the pop science you read is bullshit or real.
Similarly, and even worse because of the sheer quantity of intentional misdirection in the political realm, if you don't have some baseline grounding in theory, a working understanding of historical materialism perhaps, then you will not have the mental tools to evaluate the pop politics and decide if they are right or full of shit. It isn't something that's common sense or easily reasoned from first principles
As communists, we should aspire to go beyond just trusting prominent figures, whether they're influencers, politicians, publications, whatever, and improve our faculties and awareness and understanding of the world