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Hey! Whats crazy is the writer spent 30 minutes interviewing us about our back stories only to not include a single quote.
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This is quite common

None of the quotes were damning enough to fit the narrative they at some point decided to go with.

Wired has devolved into pure outrage reporting with like 80% political focus. Just have a look at their front page: https://www.wired.com/

Kind of funny, since it was known for the opposite (fluff pieces) during it's first and only influential decade. Yes, the first few years had some great writing. But so much fluff, too.


I’ve been writer, editor and interview subject in that scenario and it’s hot crazy, it’s just how PR works. All three roles are part of that happening.



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