I dunno. I think this is one reason I stopped reading the Atlantic/Harpers/New Yorker. I mean, it is better than sensational TV where they take 45 minutes to g

I dunno. I think this is one reason I stopped reading the Atlantic/Harpers/New Yorker. I mean, it is better than sensational TV where they take 45 minutes to get to the punch line where they could have explained it in 5 min. It's not even 40 min of interesting facts or history; just mostly commentary and talk to draw things out. I do realize this article is different; there is a lot of historical fact and context which helps create a narrative. It has its advantages. Maybe I'm just getting old. I read a lot of novels and I'd rather spend the time on that type of narrative in a novel or even a non-fiction book than a news article. People may criticize the YouTube generation, but it has helped in content creators who get a lot of information over in a very concise way (Kurzgesagt In a Nutshell, Smarter Every Day and Wendover Productions come to mind). I think the opening of the historic paper jam made me want to fall asleep. The later office space references and Xerox design became more relevant. Even then, I feel like I don't read these articles the way I did back when I bought a physical Harpers from the book store. It's a lot of content, and in the scrollable world we just end up skimming more these days.