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I disagree, and find myself increasingly annoyed with his popularity. I liked his earlier journalism, 1-2 years ago, but as he's become increasingly popular he'
by tacostakohashi 10y ago
I disagree, and find myself increasingly annoyed with his popularity. I liked his earlier journalism, 1-2 years ago, but as he's become increasingly popular he's become like a John Oliver or Michael Moore of finance.
The formula is the same - take a complex issue, simplify it beyond recognition, and then act outraged that the rest of the world, when considering the entire complexity of the issue, had a range of reactions different from your five-year-old view of things.
It's great entertainment for the masses, but it's a different genre from informative journalism.
- harryh 10y agoReally? I don't generally find that he over simplifies things. Can you cite an example?