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The point of the piece doesn't seem to be to add anything of value to a debate, rather than to grab some easy traffic and make a joke. Whether it succeeds at th
by mortice 16y ago
The point of the piece doesn't seem to be to add anything of value to a debate, rather than to grab some easy traffic and make a joke. Whether it succeeds at the latter is up for debate, of course, but given the aims, who cares about the grammar?
- lessallan 16y agoWe should certainly proof the article better, but it was an experiment. We paid $150 for the graphic, it was done and an overseas fellow in a couple of weeks. I sent him three emails so the overall work was about 15 minutes and cost 150 dollars.
- mortice 16y agoFair enough - I clearly missed the point. :)
- steveklabnik 16y agoThat's why it's so funny: that's exactly what infographics do. This post is textbook satire. EDIT: see my sibling for proof.