> there's always someone bitching about long-form journalism. It's a non-fiction STORY. I'm fine for long-form journalism if it actually adds them. Reading thr

> there's always someone bitching about long-form journalism. It's a non-fiction STORY. I'm fine for long-form journalism if it actually adds them. Reading through this just felt like the author tried to shove filler into it. I just didn't find it compelling or anything. Give me a good story and I'm fine. Give me something it feels like you wrote explicitly because you get paid by the word and I'm not going to enjoy it as much. Thanks for replying though. Maybe everyone else just feels differently about this story than me but it's frustrating to get downvoted without a reply saying why.