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Germs Are Us (2012)
- PhantomGremlin 12y agoIt's an interesting article, and I read most of it. But it was too long. It says the author is a "staff writer" but it's like he was getting paid by the word. E.g. do I really need a reminder that "Since 1953, when James Watson and Francis Crick described the structure of DNA ...". If I know about DNA I probably remember the basics of the backstory. But there's a long paragraph leading up to what I assume was the point: "while our health is certainly influenced by genes, it may be affected even more powerfully by bacteria". That style of writing made sense 50 years ago. But my remaining life expectancy isn't long enough for me to enjoy reading it any more. Today's generation wants the opposite. E.g. here's the current @SavedYouAClick on twitter: Denver Broncos. RT @nfl: The NEXT team to hoist the Lombardi Trophy? That tweet was short and sweet and to the point. And it saved me a click! :)