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Counterpoint: the Atlantic is well on the way to being an abomination. I have written them twice in recents weeks to say that as a long-time subscriber, I am c
by aaroninsf 5y ago
Counterpoint: the Atlantic is well on the way to being an abomination.
I have written them twice in recents weeks to say that as a long-time subscriber, I am considering cancelling and furthermore urging others to do likewise.
Maybe I missed some change in ownership; the new editorial policy appears to be to invite terrible opinions, typically with a clear and politically unpalatable agenda, cleverly dressed up in intellectual snark.
This is not what I subscribed to, nor what I want.
This is a fine example. Ludditism that is literally 10 years stale. WTH.
- zzzbra 5y agoIan Bogost a luddite...? interesting.
- aaroninsf 5y agoThe article's fetishization of the experience of the print book and assertions about fundamental differences in reading based on it are luddite. It's a funny argument to be picking at this moment. There are headlines everywhere about the publishing industry being in crisis for the indefinite future because of supply chain issues and shortages causing systemic break down in bookbinding and delivery, with the take-away warning being, "physical books are going to be hard to find this fall..." I like books. I like physical books. I read ebooks every day on the Kindle, but I also buy 20x more physical books than the average American. There are differences. Ebooks and readers could be better. But this sort of polemicism is oddly off key and ill-timed. Hot-take: like everyone, Ian there is cranky and angry because of the compounded stress of the Trumpist/QAnon horror show, climate change, the pandemic, etc. I know I am. The Atlantic thought doesn't get that excuse. It's an institution, not an individual...