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For although the jianghu is often described in a rhetoric of mutual reciprocity and trust, the interpersonal relationships that actually constitute it are “held together by shifting bonds of morality, desire, and interest” that make them “highly fragile and contingent.”
The Currency of Truth
Emily H. C. Chua
And that’s the root problem, from publishers’ point of view: If you sell subscriptions for $15 a month, but you sell individual articles at 15 cents each, you’re telling any subscriber who reads less than 100 articles a month they’re an idiot and should give you less money.
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What’s in a Subway tuna fish sandwich? In January two Subway customers filed a class-action complaint against the sandwich megachain, alleging that its tuna — which is grayish and spreads perhaps a little too easily for comfort — has been misleadingly marketed. Rather than the “high quality” skipjack tuna Subway advertised, the suit claimed that the product was a franken-mash of “various concoctions.” Investigations ensued. The company tried to restore its good name (and put an end to the “something’s fishy” jokes) with SubwayTunaFacts.com, and a judge soon dismissed the lawsuit. But that didn’t stop the plaintiffs from filing a new version in November, which Subway has called “reckless and improper.” The plaintiffs’ claim this time? That samples of Subway’s tuna contained DNA from chickens, pigs or cows. Yikes.
Opinion | 2021: Covid, Wokeness and Other Debates That Defined the Year - The New York Times
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