I used to get the print edition of The Economist. It really does feel a lot different from browsing reddit/HN/etc.

* You're reading in a linear format. Fewer distractions.

* No tabsplosion. No clickbait titles.

* Little to zero internet drama.

* You're leaned back on the couch instead of hunched over a computer or phone.

* You're closer to reading about a random/representative sample of what's going on in the world, as opposed to the "dog bites man" internet story of the week. Fewer breathless takes on everything.

The nice thing about a print magazine is that it actually does its job of giving you a break from your day, instead of turning into a distraction timesuck. It's easy to put down after reading an article or two that strikes your interest.

Unfortunately I did notice a bit of a slide in quality as The Economist started adopting the "shove our opinion down your throat" editorial style that's super common online.

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ruszki 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> The Economist started adopting the "shove our opinion down your throat" editorial style

That’s their intention since the beginning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_editorial_stance

I’m a subscriber for about 15 years now, and they shoved their opinion down my throat even 15 years ago. That didn’t change. Unfortunately, they are still better than almost anything else imho.

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0xDEAFBEAD 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I don't mind them having an opinion. I do mind them (for example) stating that individuals at a particular political conference "look like they had been bullied as children, or else should have been bullied".

How do you rank the Economist, WSJ, Bloomberg, and FT? I view them as the big 4 English-language "serious investor publications" -- curious if you can think of others. (Generally I view investor publications as more incentivized towards accuracy. Investors will pay for information which allows them to make accurate predictions about asset prices. That's a better feedback loop for truth than most publications get. Lots of real-world events are reflected in asset prices.)

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ruszki 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

They are way more sloppy when the topic is for example poverty, inequality, etc. Economist has also problems with these kind of topics, but way less. I know people who prefer WSJ/Bloomberg/FT. All of them are from wealthy families, with zero clue about average people, and some of them even consider themselves poor, when they are rich as fuck. That hypocrisy is better fitted for those. I'm quite annoyed by that view. I'm even annoyed by Economist's elitism. The Economist has these topics because it's beneficial for the elite to solve these, the others simply ignore this fact.

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tycho-newman 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The snark is part of the vibe. The world is full of people still working through their inferiority/superiority complex. Many of them convene in the Halls of Power. The Economist reminds them all that they are still mortal.

	▲	0xDEAFBEAD 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I can get plenty of snark for free online, thanks.

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hugh-avherald 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The Economist is much like LLMs: good if you don't know much about the subject.

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Animats 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> Unfortunately I did notice a bit of a slide in quality as The Economist started adopting the "shove our opinion down your throat" editorial style that's super common online.

Is the Economist still publishing a print edition? Barnes and Noble hasn't had a new issue since mid-July.

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0xDEAFBEAD 3 days ago | parent [-]

I cancelled my subscription a while ago, but it appears the print edition is still being advertised online: https://subscribenow.economist.com/summersale/

>Barnes and Noble hasn't had a new issue since mid-July.

Twice a year, during the summer and around xmas, they ship a really thick issue with lots of extra articles and then take a few weeks off. Perhaps this is their summer break?

	▲	Animats 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I know, but the last issue available is mid-July and normal sized, with "Cancer" on the cover.