Personally, my primary reason to read longer articles in the New Yorker is not because I get utility out of the facts that they contain. Sure I get some, but a

Personally, my primary reason to read longer articles in the New Yorker is not because I get utility out of the facts that they contain. Sure I get some, but a lot of it is the same appeal as I get in reading fiction - it is simply fun to read things and to be transported. I think the fact that the New Yorker deals in both fiction and non-fiction is a sign that I am not alone in this. It’s ok if you don’t enjoy this, but I think your comment has a note of suggesting inferiority rather than just preference, and I think that’s off the mark.