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Why would you want to?
by anm89 4y ago
Why would you want to?
- emodendroket 4y agoWell he sold a lot of books and is, for better or worse, influential.
- trgn 4y agoStick around long enough and you'll receive begrudging admiration.
- emodendroket 4y agoWill you? Most authors toil in obscurity their entire careers.
- iancmceachern 4y agoBecause he is a great storyteller. Check out the podcast "broken record" he did with Rick Rubin for an example.
- InitialLastName 4y agoRick Rubin nerding out with his friends is a fun listen, but nothing ruins an episode of that podcast like Malcolm Gladwell showing up to do the interview.
- Eumenes 4y agoSeriously. The dude is smug beyond belief and thinks journalists are infallible (esp his buddies in legacy media).
- fknorangesite 4y agoI wouldn't ever want to do science like Gladwell does "science", but I absolutely understand why someone would want to write like him.