The problem is that pot-stirring, half-wrong stories, and superficial snap judgments bring the eyeballs, inlinks, discussions, and ad revenue. Ars Technica has

The problem is that pot-stirring, half-wrong stories, and superficial snap judgments bring the eyeballs, inlinks, discussions, and ad revenue. Ars Technica has managed to hold the quality fort quite well, so it's not necessarily a doomed enterprise.