Who knew, when you try to compel live speech you get shitty speech. The interview exchange is the most contrived medium of exchange ever invented, it actually got a lot of push back when it was first invented or used in news media in the 1850s, presumably for coaxing and normalizing bullshit.
I don't watch grid walks or anything outside of lights out / chequered flag because shoving cameras in faces of people is just a celebrity on celebrity toss off nowadays.
Against 'Long-Form Journalism' (2013)
When it comes to great magazine writing, what’s in a name?
We often turn to long-form articles to escape from the endless headline scrolling. This piece is a reminder that the length of a piece alone isn't an indicator of quality, and that unlimited web publishing still has some things to learn about the art of constraint.