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The author writes well. Within a few paragraphs the reader entirely forgets that "I couldn't publish Crap Towns today" is a hypothetical.
by thomassmith65 2y ago
The author writes well. Within a few paragraphs the reader entirely forgets that "I couldn't publish Crap Towns today" is a hypothetical.
- MathMonkeyMan 2y agoYeah I kept reading for the part where the author addresses the thesis, but that's not what it's about.
- dandellion 2y agoIs it about keeping you reading for long enough to show you a pop-up for his newsletter?
- hkt 2y agoJust disable JavaScript and get on with your life
- hnarn 2y agoJust because these types of annoyances can be easily disabled by someone with a little bit of technical know-how doesn't mean that one doesn't have the right to be annoyed by the tendency and call it out.
- dandellion 2y agoI stopped reading and got on with my life just fine. But I like leaving snarky comments, so I'm not going to stop doing it.
- urbandw311er 2y agoI thought that too, it it quite hard to uncover the logical argument there. Appears to be sourced from conversations with journalists. I ended up just trusting that it was true in order to engage with the rest of the piece.