The whining about Malcolm Gladwell's creation of narratives aggravates me. The market creates the form. Trust me, mere truth is dull.
@sethinsua He's almost certainly competing against writers that embellish less, but they would probably never be popular.
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@sebinsua Yes, agreed. It doesn't need to be compromised, regardless of embellishment. -
@sethinsua I think the other thing is that he's trying to be insightful + surprising. Not very much ground to work with. - 1 more reply
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@sebinsua Btw, you know I'm coming to LDN at end of month? Party!! -
@sethinsua Oh? Excellent! When? - 2 more replies
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@sebinsua And I think fair enough if Gladwell's critics choose to speak up for accuracy as their ideological position: they have a right! -
@sethinsua That's true. I think I just have this central feeling: what sells, sells. Not like you can trust even trustworthy things, too.
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@sebinsua If you can't make your material insightful and surprising without bending the truth, maybe you shouldn't use it to write a book!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sebinsua Not that I have anything against him. His books sound interesting. But agree with you re: not drawing erroneous conclusions!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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