Though many argue that the internet is lowering the quality of conversation and devolving into mere soundbites, I read a swath of incisive and thoughtful longform articles and essays in 2017.

It seems more accurate to me that content on the internet seems to be a barbell with both more high quality and low quality content.

One side of the barbell may be a sea of “9 Things No One Tells You About Having A Cat. You Won’t Believe Number 5” but the other side seems to be an incredible collection of insightful writing that would have been much harder to find in the pre-internet era.

I didn’t necessarily agree with all the opinions expressed in each piece, but they all forced me to think. I hope they’ll do the same for you.

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