Besides the factual inaccuracy, this is a *great* example of what works for good writing (post-hoc creation and exaggration of a faux "turning point" that fits well with three-act story-telling but isn't warranted by actual events) doesn't work that well for good analysis.https://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/1036951312204746752 …
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Worst of times, major inflection points do us the favor of conveniently presenting themselves as catchy multiples of the total number of digits in upper extremities of homo sapiens. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Another good thread on how neatly-packed, emminently readable accounts of history or social issues can be misleading. I believe in good writing and good story-telling—and some trade-offs are inevitable—but have to stay close to the complexity of reality.https://twitter.com/DavidAstinWalsh/status/1036995433619447813 …
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Is this what the likes of Proust, Joyce, Woolf, and Borges were trying to address?
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Still, Clooney and Strathairn did a pretty good job with the narrative in 2005. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/ …
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