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A comment on Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis.
"Clever" titles are annoying to me, and more so when they degrade the clarity of the message.
What does "flushing out" even mean, in the context of the opioid crisis?
Fixing it?
Measuring the crisis?
Identifying hot spots?
Focusing resources?
Identifying specific types of narcotics?
The author has decided that "I am clever" is a more important message than whatever the point of the article is.
If you exert editorial control over anything, fight the temptation to be clever; especially when it obscures the real message.
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"Clever" titles are annoying to me, and more so when they degrade the clarity of the message.
What does "flushing out" even mean, in the context of the opioid crisis?
Fixing it?
Measuring the crisis?
Identifying hot spots?
Focusing resources?
Identifying specific types of narcotics?
The author has decided that "I am clever" is a more important message than whatever the point of the article is.
If you exert editorial control over anything, fight the temptation to be clever; especially when it obscures the real message.