Explaining your idea in the comments - yea or neigh?

[MillieDynamite]

I know him, Hymen Rectalcouff, from Vagina County in the great state of Headsupyourass!

I used to live next door to a Hymen. Older guy, big beard. He was easy to find: mostly on his balcony, smoking a cigarette.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Why would I waste my time on someone telling me it was all a dream the dog had?

Wait, you didn't need to watch a video explaining the ending to you because they're so smart, and you're so dense? Amazing!

 

[strongnsensual]

When I read I DON'T want to know how the story goes. I want the writer to take me places where I've never been, or at least make some unexpected or imaginative turns on the way to the standard ending

That's exactly how I feel!

Wait, you didn't need to watch a video explaining the ending to you because they're so smart, and you're so dense? Amazing!

Now I want a video of someone reacting to someone else unboxing my story....

The story ideally should stand by itself.

To readers of which intelligence levels?

 

[SimonDoom]

To readers of which intelligence levels?

You have no control over that.

I can just speak for myself. When I write, I imagine myself as the reader. When I think about things like prefaces and disclaimers and explanations and comments, I ask myself what I would want as a reader, and I respond accordingly. I enjoy surprise, don't mind some ambiguity, and prefer a light touch when it comes to explanation, so that's the attitude that guides me.