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willvarfar 12y ago
Glad you put the Paul Graham endorsement here; this story was mysteriously flagged off the front page yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8930360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8930360 links to this version of the story: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-in...
- bootload 12y ago
  didn't check yesterdays page. This is one example where the site fails, changed url, same title (update: wrong) and where the poster (me) has to check. If you notice the a) compared to b) notice there are no graphs. ... read a bit more: B) has been re-edited down from print A) and re-purposed. I had to re-read both to see B) is a re-write. Even the sub-heading are changed. I do believe B) is an inferior version of A). A) America’s elite: An hereditary meritocracy http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21640316-children-rich-and-powerful-are-increasingly-well-suited-earning-wealth-and-power http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21640316-children-ric... B) America’s new aristocracy http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-in...
  - davidw 12y ago
    The Economist has lead editorials, and then more in-depth articles. B) is a leader (you can even see it in the URL), A) is the more in-depth article. You can see them both listed here: http://www.economist.com/printedition/2015-01-24 http://www.economist.com/printedition/2015-01-24 I think that they make a lot of good points, and think it's a good article (I subscribe to The Economist), but also think it's primarily a political subject and discussion.
    - bootload 12y ago
      Thank you David, I'm not a Economist reader so this clears up the confusion on my behalf.
blfr 12y ago
HN doesn't interpret <> correctly. Here https://twitter.com/paulg/status/558494900245643264 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/558494900245643264
- bootload 12y ago
  thx @blfr

Glad you put the Paul Graham endorsement here; this story was mysteriously flagged off the front page yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8930360 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8930360 links to this version of the story: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-in...

bootload 12y ago
didn't check yesterdays page. This is one example where the site fails, changed url, same title (update: wrong) and where the poster (me) has to check. If you notice the a) compared to b) notice there are no graphs. ... read a bit more: B) has been re-edited down from print A) and re-purposed. I had to re-read both to see B) is a re-write. Even the sub-heading are changed. I do believe B) is an inferior version of A). A) America’s elite: An hereditary meritocracy http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21640316-children-rich-and-powerful-are-increasingly-well-suited-earning-wealth-and-power http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21640316-children-ric... B) America’s new aristocracy http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-in...
- davidw 12y ago
  The Economist has lead editorials, and then more in-depth articles. B) is a leader (you can even see it in the URL), A) is the more in-depth article. You can see them both listed here: http://www.economist.com/printedition/2015-01-24 http://www.economist.com/printedition/2015-01-24 I think that they make a lot of good points, and think it's a good article (I subscribe to The Economist), but also think it's primarily a political subject and discussion.
  - bootload 12y ago
    Thank you David, I'm not a Economist reader so this clears up the confusion on my behalf.

blfr 12y ago

HN doesn't interpret <> correctly. Here https://twitter.com/paulg/status/558494900245643264 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/558494900245643264

bootload 12y ago
thx @blfr