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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 06-Oct-2024 23:46:46 JST Paul Cantrell

   • Baldur Bjarnason

   Some useful counter-perspective on The Atlantic’s recent article claiming that Kids These Days don’t know how to finish books.

   At the very least, the author of that article deliberately left out material from the experts she interviewed that didn’t fit her narrative.

   Via @baldur:
   https://toot.cafe/@baldur/113260952359293344

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 00:56:27 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Baldur Bjarnason
     • Brian Marick

     @marick @baldur
     My one interview with The Chronicle of Higher Education (for a much smaller article) followed exactly this pattern: I provided nuance that was inconvenient for the author, so they simply didn’t quote me.

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     Brian Marick (marick@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 00:56:28 JST Brian Marick

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     • Baldur Bjarnason

     @inthehands @baldur The Atlantic loves, loves, loves its narratives and “there’s something wrong with the Youths” is a big one. I gritted my teeth and stuck it out my subscription for too long because of Ed Yong.

     But we should pity the poor author. You’re out there to gather supporting quotes for a pre-ordained conclusion and some damn subject-matter expert just insists on complicating things.