> So in a way I understand the sentiment. Yeah, but isn't what The Oatmeal did just as bad as what grade school teachers do? If we go from "Edison is the most

> So in a way I understand the sentiment. Yeah, but isn't what The Oatmeal did just as bad as what grade school teachers do? If we go from "Edison is the most awesome inventor in the history of America" to "Edison is the biggest asshat in the history of America," we've gained absolutely no honesty in our discourse. The Forbes article was nuanced and factually correct, which is what we should be striving for.