Pretty sure the most-read lists of, oh, every general news site in the world would beg to differ.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/892099168877105153 …
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I'd agree there is an audience; but it is sucking the oxygen from lots of really big stories. The process stories aren't lasting in impact.
The larger effect remains largely to be seen at this point, but it's wrong to say that a giant audience isn't interested in this.
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