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tl;dr: The economist has sunk to playing the man, not the ball.
by wisty 13y ago
tl;dr: The economist has sunk to playing the man, not the ball.
- ronilan 13y agoOT: There was a time Zone Defense was called "Illegal Defense"; but even in America it is possible to progress in thinking.
- sspiff 13y agoThis is also the overall impression I got from the piece. I found the piece littered with shortcuts and empty, populist statements and arguments. To me, the article just seemed to like a cheap jab at Silicon Valley and tech firms in general, just to get back at one of their representatives making an unfavourable statement about The Economist.
- sbuk 13y agoIt's been relatively "tabloid" for a couple of years. In fact I go as far to say that the majority of publications (including The Times, the NYT, and other highbrow broadsheets) have gone down this route. Journalism seems to think it's voice is the only voice we should listen too, trouble is, it rarely knows what it's talking about.
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- garysweaver 13y agoI wouldn't go so far as to say the Economist rarely knows what it is talking about. I'm a subscriber, and I thought I don't support all of its views, I think it is still a very intelligent and thoughtful publication. If you're not a subscriber, maybe you try it out for a while in earnest before making an assessment.
- sbuk 13y agoI was a subscriber and avid reader for around 15 years. I'm speaking from experience. Edit: I stopped my subscription because the once challenging publication has become, IMO, far too populist.
- paganel 13y agoIn their defense this is coming from their blog section, which I'd guess is not as scrutinized when it comes to editorial control compared to the printed version. I've been one of their readers for seven or so years, if you avoid their leaders (which I do) and if you read the section editorials with prior knowledge of the editorialist's way of thinking, then things are more than ok. Now, whenever I happen to read the NYTimes I'm reminded of my grand-father's advice given to me ~20 years ago: "Whatever you do, paganel, always read the newspaper edited/printed by those in power, this way you'll always know where the world is heading to". He had been a Communist mayor from a small Eastern-European village, and I have this image of him always making some time in the evening for reading the local Communist propaganda newspaper.
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- mcphilip 13y agoOne key thing you're brushing over is that the OP link is to a blog post on the economist web site. The print edition gives no credit to its writers and tries to speak with a single editorial voice for consistency's sake. The blog section of the economist website has no such restriction. Compare the following two articles: "Is Silicon Valley getting too big for its boots" [OP] May 22nd 2013, 14:20 by T.N. | LOS ANGELES "Feed yourself: if only Nigeria could revamp its farms" [1] May 4th 2013 | TARABA |From the print edition [1]http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21577113-if-only-nigeria-could-revamp-its-farms-feed-yourself http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/2157711...