4 ms·
The article is ostensibly an advertisement for his book, and the idea of reading the book seems tedious after reading this article. I understand not wanting to
by boomboomsubban 3y ago
The article is ostensibly an advertisement for his book, and the idea of reading the book seems tedious after reading this article.
I understand not wanting to spend the time detailing your research showing that China's technological growth lagged after introduction of the Keju in a teaser article. Repeating "I found this data, it supports my conclusion, and China's doing the same thing today" isn't a good alternative.
Maybe the book has a better editor.
- CSSer 3y agoYeah, I think similarly the most difficult aspect for me was its lack of focused instrumentation for its points. He mentions Gao Kao briefly but never revisits it again. Towards the end of the article, he mentions the U.S. systems. Most of the article just harps on Keju to the point that I felt it would’ve been better served if it were just a historical summary rather than a piece with an unclear agenda. I’m not crying propaganda either. I just mean I’m not sure there’s enough here to even know what he’s really trying to say. Perhaps he’s afraid of openly criticising these systems too?
- boomboomsubban 3y agoHe's pushing his book. It's "buy now for the full picture!" Only his way of displaying a partial picture makes me hesitant to labor through the full picture.