The entire industry of 'hot takes' is a waste of time and participating in it cheapens and does a disservice to pretty much all of the participants. But I'm no

The entire industry of 'hot takes' is a waste of time and participating in it cheapens and does a disservice to pretty much all of the participants. But I'm not saying ban it. I'm saying I expect people to exercise judgment about whether it's worth their time. Virtue in this case would be having the ability to do this, and choosing not to, in favor of more substantive contributions to the world.