>There is a line. Cross it, and the arithmetic flips. The people gaming the system start to outnumber the people holding it up. Every honest person left standing starts to feel like a sucker. Then that person stops being honest, which moves the line again. Then the next person adjusts. Then the next.
Great concept. Self explanatory. Great place to start a discussion about America in the Trump era.
Why the did it take 413 words to get there?
Lately it feels like the price one pays for reading an article is being taken on an irrelevant journey through the author’s college major before they start getting to the point.
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>There is a line. Cross it, and the arithmetic flips. The people gaming the system start to outnumber the people holding it up. Every honest person left standing starts to feel like a sucker. Then that person stops being honest, which moves the line again. Then the next person adjusts. Then the next.
Great concept. Self explanatory. Great place to start a discussion about America in the Trump era.
Why the did it take 413 words to get there?
Lately it feels like the price one pays for reading an article is being taken on an irrelevant journey through the author’s college major before they start getting to the point.