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MG is one of the very few tech writers with both intellect, style, and sass, and it's this type of writing that differentiates TC from some tech-content-wasteland. He has a voice and a following, though maybe that following doesn't reside here on HN.

Saying that MG's writing is barely a step-up from content farms is like saying The Wire is barely a step-up from Cops.

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David Simon's work has won Edgars, Peabodys, and more, and has been nominated for Emmys, WGAs and many other awards I'm not able to look up right now. Has MG even won a Webby? I'd love to see MG produce better content. I read TC just like everyone else, and having less but better content would be a huge step forward to my mind.

Edit: a journo friend of mine happened to mention to me that Simon is also the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Award, fwiw.

Also, a better comparison than COPS might be CSI.

'Saying that MG's writing is barely a step-up from content farms is like saying The Wire is barely a step-up from CSI.'

COPS, at least, is real. Well, sort of.

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