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My favorite Point/Counterpoint is https://www.theonion.com/according-to-the-economist-nasa-is-an-industrial-subsi-1819594282 https://www.theonion.com/according-
by modeless 3y ago
My favorite Point/Counterpoint is https://www.theonion.com/according-to-the-economist-nasa-is-an-industrial-subsi-1819594282 https://www.theonion.com/according-to-the-economist-nasa-is-... "According To The Economist, NASA Is An Industrial Subsidy In Disguise vs. Oooh, Look At Me, I Read The Economist!"
I also have to give a shout out to the time they predicted the five blade razor a year before it came out: https://www.theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036 https://www.theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-bla...
- Scarblac 3y agoAs a nice crossover, the Economist predicted the number of blades to go to infinity in this beautiful graph: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2006/03/16/the-cutting-edge https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2006/03/16/....