MathMonkeyMan 17 hours ago

Yeah I kept reading for the part where the author addresses the thesis, but that's not what it's about.

  • dandellion 17 hours ago

    Is it about keeping you reading for long enough to show you a pop-up for his newsletter?

    • hkt 14 hours ago

      Just disable JavaScript and get on with your life

      • hnarn 13 hours ago

        Just 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.

urbandw311er 9 hours ago

I 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.