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Pinch to zoom on Paul Graham's essays

Pinch to zoom on Paul Graham's essays

by knrz·Jun 24, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Pinch gesture controls text density, turning static essays into interactive summaries.

Strengths
  • Maps spatial gestures to semantic density, a genuinely novel reading interaction.
  • Curated library of 230 Paul Graham essays ready for immediate interaction.
Weaknesses
  • Relies on pre-generated summaries, limiting scalability beyond the curated essay library.
Category
Target Audience

Readers, writers, and essay enthusiasts

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Post Description

Photos have pinch-to-zoom; text doesn’t. This is a proof of concept where pinching out compresses prose into a skimmable summary and pinching in expands it back to full detail (and occasionally surfaces a related link). I applied it to PG’s essays as a proof of concept. Would love to see where people take the idea.

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