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Well doing that would require Jared Diamond to be a serious scholar and not a pop historian who cares mostly about selling books.
by throw4847285 2y ago
Well doing that would require Jared Diamond to be a serious scholar and not a pop historian who cares mostly about selling books.
- TeaBrain 2y agoI don't think there's an issue with being motivated by a desire to sell books. Selling poorly supported narrative-driven historical fiction as a work of pop history is potentially an issue though.
- throw4847285 2y agoThe problem is one often follows the other. If you're economically incentivized not to rethink your premises despite mounting evidence that they are wrong, it's hard to pivot.