>And the argument that news reportage has to protect the ignorant from their own ignorance by not accidentally un-ignoranting them is ... tired.
I don't think I made that argument.
Keeping content simple isn't about protecting anyone from their ignorance, it is writing to serve an audience's wants. People who read publications like Medium generally want bite-size overviews and entertainment. There is a reason the vast majority of people would rather read Scientific American or The Economist instead of picking up an IEEE journal.
I don't think I made that argument.
Keeping content simple isn't about protecting anyone from their ignorance, it is writing to serve an audience's wants. People who read publications like Medium generally want bite-size overviews and entertainment. There is a reason the vast majority of people would rather read Scientific American or The Economist instead of picking up an IEEE journal.