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The headline is misleading about the article, which never seriously questions the brilliance of the jerks in question.
by afthonos 7y ago
The headline is misleading about the article, which never seriously questions the brilliance of the jerks in question.
- mlthoughts2018 7y agoIf that’s true about the article, then claiming the headline is misleading is a gigantic understatement. The title would be so egregiously misleading as to seriously call into question the ethics of the author and make me very disinclined to bother reading it (even apart from the fact that writing about SV elites being jerks is hardly interesting, useful or newsworthy).
- afthonos 7y agoHeadlines are rarely written by the author, but I agree with the sentiment.
- mcphage 7y agoNo, it’s just a failure of reading comprehension on your part.
- mlthoughts2018 7y agoOn your part you mean?
- sincarne 7y agoI don’t believe the headline is misleading. I think it does a bad job of conveying the author’s intention. I read it as “who cares how brilliant they are when they are such huge jerks.” I felt they were trying to say “stop putting the emphasis on the brilliant part, and let’s talk about the jerk.