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Indeed. I unsubscribed (after many years) out of frustration at their incessant and unquestioning incantation of orthodox economic dogmas, in particular economi
by bluebarbet 4mo ago
Indeed. I unsubscribed (after many years) out of frustration at their incessant and unquestioning incantation of orthodox economic dogmas, in particular economic growth (which is at the very least a flawed indicator). This is what religion looks like. I was paying smart people to do some of my thinking for me, yet I couldn't help but conclude that my mind was more open than theirs.
Still, the quality of The Economist's writing is in a league of its own. No denying that.
- blackbear_ 4mo agoHaving similar thoughts at times. What are you reading nowadays?
- bluebarbet 4mo agoThe Atlantic. Excellent writers, excellent editing. But as a European I find the US slant is a problem. I do miss The Economist's international coverage.
- DicIfTEx 4mo agoCoincidentally enough, frequent Atlantic contributor James Fallows wrote a rather scathing assessment of the Economist (albeit in the Post) way back in 1991: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/1991/10/-quot-the-economics-of-the-colonial-cringe-quot-about-the-economist-magazine-washington-post-1991/7415/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/1991/10/-quot...
- bluebarbet 4mo agoTo be fair, people have been writing scathing assessments of newspapers they don't like for centuries.
- jrowen 4mo agoAfter reading some of that article and the one from Current Affairs in the other comment, I decided I don't have much of a taste for that genre. They may have some decent points, but it's such toxic bickering.
- timr 4mo agoI guess if you’re so completely committed to left-wing ideology that you’re willing to overlook ridiculous factual inaccuracies, it’s…fine. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-worst-magazine-in-america?hs_amp=true https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-worst-magazine-in-am... I explicitly chose a criticism from someone with a wildly different political ideology than my own, just to show that this is not a partisan take. I disagree with almost every opinion expressed in that link, yet agree completely with the validity of the examples given. The Atlantic routinely makes statements contrary to fact, and seemingly has no qualms about lying or exaggerating to make an attention-grabbing point. It’s coverage during Covid was particularly atrocious.