Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein
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lightreadsWhy We're Polarized
3/5. A good book that presents a lot of data and argumentation on the history and trajectory of polarization, and particularly counters a lot of the liberal well if you just expose people to the right ideas they will agree with me thinking. No. That is not how that works. A valuable book that I am downgrading because the author reads the audio, which he delivers exactly like he delivers podcast monologues, and my dude, no. The huffing, the incredulous snort laughs, the repetition of phrases for emphasis, it works fine for a podcast but is a poor choice for delivering a book.
3/5. A good book that presents a lot of data and argumentation on the history and trajectory of polarization, and particularly counters a lot of the liberal well if you just expose people to the right ideas they will agree with me thinking. No. That is not how that works. A valuable book that I am downgrading because the author reads the audio, which he delivers exactly like he delivers podcast monologues, and my dude, no. The huffing, the incredulous snort laughs, the repetition of phrases for emphasis, it works fine for a podcast but is a poor choice for delivering a book.