Any 18th century book written today would be "laughing stock" and they are all "weird to read". This is the sort of shallow dismissal that leads to generic, tedious, and eventually nasty discussion. Please don't post like this to HN.

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

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