Pro: The piece aimed to bring a set of key ideas to a broad audience in an easily understood, actionable way, and I think it does a fair job of that. I would be very excited to see similar example-filled posts actionably communicating important ideas. (The goal here feels related to this post https://distill.pub/2017/research-debt/)
Con: I don’t think it adds new ideas to the conversation. Some people commented on the sale-sy style of the intro, and I think it’s a fair criticism. The piece prioritizes engagingness and readability over nuance.
Pro: The piece aimed to bring a set of key ideas to a broad audience in an easily understood, actionable way, and I think it does a fair job of that. I would be very excited to see similar example-filled posts actionably communicating important ideas. (The goal here feels related to this post https://distill.pub/2017/research-debt/)
Con: I don’t think it adds new ideas to the conversation. Some people commented on the sale-sy style of the intro, and I think it’s a fair criticism. The piece prioritizes engagingness and readability over nuance.