America has a drinking problem

Re:America has a drinking problem by martincmartin on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:31AM (#27369122)

"'grand theories based on wild speculation, and creating a narrative out of that', which then has this 'intellectual' appearance about it, but says very little."

Sounds like a lot of HN, TBH.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by Wxc2jjJmST9XWWL on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:34AM (#27369158)

I would say it sounds a lot like social studies. But with those there is at least some scientific rigor (I hope).

Journalists often just spin speculation based on carefully selected theories into a narrative, put it into long form, sprinkle it with some writing skills, and sell it as profound. And 'The Atlantic' is especially guilty of that (according to my experience). And they're guilty of it with this one once more (imo).

The Atlantic: Pseudo-profound nonsense targeted at elites.

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