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		SR2Z 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Markdown is holding you back It's not even typesetting. It just formalizes the semantic parts of any well written long document. It holds people back because it's not meant to be a typesetting tool. It's mostly meant to look good in its raw format.

hinkley 3 months ago [–]

It’s called markdown because it contains simple markup. Some of that is structural, no argument, but it’s also layout. Just enough to keep readers on board with what you’re saying.

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