Strongly disagree with this sentiment. If you want to read an abstract, read a scientific paper. The New Yorker is about writing essays. If you are reading s

Strongly disagree with this sentiment. If you want to read an abstract, read a scientific paper. The New Yorker is about writing essays. If you are reading something from the New Yorker and want a shorter piece, you're going to be disappointed. The entire philosophy of the essay writing style is: "Some ideas are better communicated in a long-form where you have to read the whole thing for it to make sense. A shortened abstract is not good enough." There are some thoughts and ideas in life that cannot be treated with brevity. This long-form essay is valuable because it is not brief, and it deals with a topic that is not suitable to be thought about with brevity. Understanding the ongoing struggle between ROWE and the status quo in detail is valuable. A short summary is not enough.