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You have to interpret the headline in the context of the publication. It's an article in The Economist, whose main target group, not surprisingly, is economists
by DrJokepu 15y ago
You have to interpret the headline in the context of the publication. It's an article in The Economist, whose main target group, not surprisingly, is economists and people who are generally interested in economics. In the headline, when they said "economists", they have clearly meant their readers. The article leaves it to its readers to decide whether BitCoin is exciting or not. In context of all this, I think it's a good subtitle for this article.
- chalst 15y agoEconomists are no more the target audience of The Economist than they are of The Wall Street Journal. The Economist originated as an organ of the free trade movement, particularly concerned with the repeal of the corn laws. I believe that the title was meant to articulate that free trade was a more principled and intellectually defensible political position than protectionism. I can't say I think the title reflects the contents of the article well enough, but I guess The Economist is suggesting that their evaluation is economically sophisticated. Cf. http://mitpress.typepad.com/mitpresslog/2007/01/from_corn_laws_.html http://mitpress.typepad.com/mitpresslog/2007/01/from_corn_la...
- DrJokepu 15y agoWhile the historical context you have provided is certainly very interesting and it's something I didn't know about, I stand by my assertion that, at least today, the target audience of The Economist is economists and people who are generally interested in economics.