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I personally wouldn't recommend obsidian (mentioned at the end of the article), but still, I think the article is worth reading.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I prefer plaintext writing for a couple reasons:

  • Plaintext is readable everywhere and by anyone. It's effortless to make an app that views it in different ways or a tool handles it in any way you want (like searching, organization, etc). I don't have to stick to whatever Microsoft decided as rich format.
  • the baseline IS plain text. I should ask myself, what does this other rich format offer me? Some use cases are justified. But otherwise, you're adding obscurity for no reason.