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This kind of interview seems like a great idea. Information density is way higher than in a standard one.
by comboy 10y ago
This kind of interview seems like a great idea. Information density is way higher than in a standard one.
- bloudermilk 10y agoAgree that the format is dense, but most of the content is complete drivel. I'm surprised to see this on the front page.
- adamsea 10y agoRespectfully I disagree. Yes, there is higher information density, but it is about information which actually obscures and hides important knowledge (information with context) and discussions which people need to have. I say this because the only reason this article exists is due to Thiel's support of the Trump administration, and thus his association with it's controversial (the wall, deporting muslims, etc) policies and Trump's controversial public statements and persona. I would have preferred to see substantive questions addressing this stuff posed. Maureen Dowd was interviewing one of the most powerful people in the country. Instead, we get information, but the value of that information is questionable. I read the interview as "normalizing" Thiel - like, "Hey, this guy likes stuff to!" Nothing inherently wrong with that but the Fourth Estate needs to do more.
- rchaud 10y agoThis was in the Style section, so I suppose they have to humanize their subjects, even if the subject is a reclusive billionaire whose daily life does not even remotely resemble ours.