[forgetsusername]

>That's the problem I have with many of these articles

Perhaps Buzzfeed type listicles are more your speed then? Every time there's an article like this posted on HN, there's inevitably someone who posts, "Fewer words! More facts!" (Bonus points for you for getting in a dig about them useless Humanities!)

A thesis isn't right or wrong; it's presented and supported. It's an idea. This is literary journalism. Some people, myself included, enjoy it.

[alanh]

I enjoy long-form articles, but I still prefer the concise over the verbose.