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> Are you like the king of awful, straw-man analogies or something? Yes...? Comes with not understanding the subject very well. I mean, logically, if I were an

> Are you like the king of awful, straw-man analogies or something? Yes...? Comes with not understanding the subject very well. I mean, logically, if I were an expert I wouldn't be here wasting my time talking about what I already know, would I? That would be a pointless waste of time. Obviously if I am going to talk about something I am going to struggle to talk about it in an effort to learn. > These other comments put it better: These other comments don't even try to answer the question...? Wrong links? Perhaps I didn't explain myself well enough? I can try again: What is it about this particular podcast that has given you the impression that it normally asks the hard hitting questions? Be specific.

aidenn0 2y ago
The type of journalism that involves saying "This person makes an incredible claim" and then goes on to allow the person to present said claims uncritically is called "tabloid journalism[1]." Yes, I would expect a podcast hosted by a NYT Journalist and University of Chicago Economist to have higher standards, particularly in the field of academic research. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism
- randomdata 2y ago
  That's a fun tangent, but doesn't answer the question. What in particular about this podcast has indicated that it is not "tabloid journalism"? You clearly recognize that tabloid journalism exists, so you know that this podcast could theoretically intend to be. But what, specifically, has indicated that it normally isn't? The background of the people involved is irrelevant to the nature of the product. Someone who works on developing a cure for cancer by day can very well go home and build a fart app at night. There is no reason why you have to constrain yourself to just one thing.
Apocryphon 2y ago
Great comedy show

aidenn0 2y ago

The type of journalism that involves saying "This person makes an incredible claim" and then goes on to allow the person to present said claims uncritically is called "tabloid journalism[1]." Yes, I would expect a podcast hosted by a NYT Journalist and University of Chicago Economist to have higher standards, particularly in the field of academic research. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism

randomdata 2y ago
That's a fun tangent, but doesn't answer the question. What in particular about this podcast has indicated that it is not "tabloid journalism"? You clearly recognize that tabloid journalism exists, so you know that this podcast could theoretically intend to be. But what, specifically, has indicated that it normally isn't? The background of the people involved is irrelevant to the nature of the product. Someone who works on developing a cure for cancer by day can very well go home and build a fart app at night. There is no reason why you have to constrain yourself to just one thing.

Apocryphon 2y ago

Great comedy show