I tapped out about halfway. It reads like a college freshman trying desperately to turn the 100 words they have into a 2,000 word essay. There are entire paragraphs that had nothing to do with the story at all.
> I had discharged my insomniac unease by looping through iOS games while perseverating on Putin, Xi, MAGA Republicans, and the rest of the nihilistic flexers with malevolent designs on democracy. At the same time, I had cautioned myself for the millionth time against turning hawkish, the way the right and the rich do when feeling down in the mouth, gunning for a new clash of civilizations, or—more likely still—aiming to subdue Chinese competition so they can make more money.
didn't pull you into this fascinating tech article? Seems kind of... fascist of you.
Reading the comments first, I assumed you had made up your quoted text because it is SO over the top. And then I read the last line - yep, that's actually a quote from the article.
I want to read this article but 10 seconds of reading about luggage woes followed by an interrupter ad to force me to subscribe is simply nuts. Enjoy the bounce rate, Wired.
"Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."
I know this rule, I was mostly commenting on the bizarre writing style. The article is aimless and nebulous to whatever point they're making. The ad was just the nail in the coffin.
