Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision

Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by systemvoltage on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:18PM (#26701771)

I've been reading the Economist for more than 15 years. I couldn't disagree with you more. This publication gets posted here so often because it is excellent IMO. It has a great balance of humor and rigor, they have great insights based on data, common trends, public opinion, government stance, etc. Weekly, I read a hard copy of it usually on Sunday mornings. Perhaps, I am biased of off habit.

They admit their mistakes openly: https://medium.economist.com/mistakes-weve-drawn-a-few-8cdd8...

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by mbrodersen on Monday April 05, 2021 @10:09PM (#26707218)

All that shows is that your values/political views/understanding of the world align with The Economist. It doesn’t say anything about whether that world view is true or not. I am not making any claims as to the rightness/wrongness of The Economist. Just pointing out that what you are experiencing is not an objective evaluation.

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by hencq on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:52PM (#26702186)

I completely agree with you. I've been a subscriber for over 12 years, so maybe similarly biased. A good test case for me is whenever there's an article about something I have in-depth knowledge about it's rare to find grievous errors. A reverse Gell-Mann amnesia if you will.

The articles that are posted here are usually from the Leaders section, which are in effect opinion pieces. For every Leader article there's also a more in-depth article. If your only experience with the Economist is through their Leaders I can see how you would come away with the idea that all their articles are biased and lack detail.

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