Comments on: The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (2000) K http://theblackletters.net/the-tipping-point-malcolm-gladwell-2000-k/ a literary blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Emera http://theblackletters.net/the-tipping-point-malcolm-gladwell-2000-k/comment-page-1/#comment-3093 Emera Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:36:17 +0000 http://theblackletters.net/?p=3254#comment-3093 Neat! I always find thresholdy stuff interesting. I picked Superfreakonomics up a couple of times, and could never bring myself to read beyond a few sentences. It's so sensationalistic, and half of the anecdotal "evidence" cited (at least that I looked at) is based on urban legends that have been debunked since forever ago. The level of disinformation made me cringe. Neat! I always find thresholdy stuff interesting.

I picked Superfreakonomics up a couple of times, and could never bring myself to read beyond a few sentences. It’s so sensationalistic, and half of the anecdotal “evidence” cited (at least that I looked at) is based on urban legends that have been debunked since forever ago. The level of disinformation made me cringe.

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