it's long! 5,440 words 31,008 characters (~20 minutes to read) And there are no charts. The proposition is simple. (Dialogue got worse.) What's the metric. Ho

it's long! 5,440 words 31,008 characters (~20 minutes to read) And there are no charts. The proposition is simple. (Dialogue got worse.) What's the metric. How it has gotten worse. Where's the data. Okay, maybe it's not that kind of article, but it's full of fluff. (At least compared to what I expect clicking on a HN link that has an interesting title.)