How does this kind of writing still make it to publication? The publisher doesn't have standards, they needed something to surround the ads. The author might

How does this kind of writing still make it to publication? The publisher doesn't have standards, they needed something to surround the ads. The author might have been more serious about the topic than trying to fill space to sell ads, but lacked the tools to bring that insight. The editor in chief should keep them on the bench learning, covering topics they can speak meaningfully on, or should have hired them in the first place. I doubt this publication has an editor in chief (though there is a distinct possibility that someone ineffectual might hold that title).