Re:How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System
by dTal on Monday November 02, 2020 @07:13PM
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And what a shallow, frenetic dystopia it would be if nobody even attempted to write compelling longform anymore. Remember, 90% of everything is crap. Imagine reading 3 disappointing novels and concluding that novels, as a format, were a waste of time!
(Or worse - being unable to appreciate a good novel because you're too impatient for it to get to the exciting bits!)
Re:How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System
by projektfu on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @12:17AM
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Compelling means that the reader doesn’t give up after a few paragraphs. I like long form, like I have subscribed to Harper’s since forever, but sometimes an article is just extended and not more interesting.
The New Yorker is known for that style, it may even be the prime example of it.
People who don't like that style are not the audience. And there are many people who like it.
It's like asking why Linux Weekly News never runs poetry. Because it's not that kind of publication.