The Atlantic magazine subscription

“publish a lot of dubious stuff right next to decent articles”

“Although the Atlantic has got a bit too political for my tastes”

“It is still an excellent publication of long form articles, IMHO.”

“The Atlantic went the same way, but as more mainstream magazine, that's kind of okay.”

“have constantly used their editorialization to promote right wing ideals”

“It's a quality publication, with quality writing.”

“one can't pay 10USD to read the issue that contains the article in question”

“A product placement advertorial for a Silicon Valley startup shows how far it has fallen.”

“Nearly every article in The Atlantic sounds the same”

“I stopped reading anything from The Atlantic years ago”

“I would have large gaps in my awareness of important events that had occurred”

“I think The Atlantic is probably the top example of this and I, like you, cannot stand it.”

“I quit reading The Atlantic a decade ago due to their hot takes”

“The Atlantic routinely makes statements contrary to fact”

“Excellent writers, excellent editing. But as a European I find the US slant is a problem.”

“The Atlantic had a great breakdown”

“it's hard to find a publication that isn't biased, or in many cases just outright wrong”

“they try to hide / cloister that work away even though the journalists themselves want to make it accessible”

“this is likely the clearest signal of their irrelevance”

“the same magazine that tells you to throw your kids art away and never get married”

“The Atlantic USED to have long form through provoking articles like this”

“Choose better media. And think about what is or isn't important.”

“pick non-clickbait / non-doomscrolling news sources that provide more actionable news and stronger analysis”

“My grammar and writing have improved tremendously from reading quality magazine articles”

“The Atlantic spent like a year complaining about student protest and supporting efforts to punish protest”

“I remain subscribed to The Atlantic because while it still relies on advertising, the print version is at least readable.”

“Atlantic is one of those rags that you really need AI summaries, 2 paragraphs or less, since time is so valuable.”

“high-quality periodic publications ( The Economist , Atlantic , Foreign Policy , and the like) can remain worth picking up and reading even now”

“comfortable rewriting history to make it fit with modern narrative”

“I will continue to seek out and pay for good writing like The Atlantic”

“The Atlantic is going be get increasingly annoying”

“They tend to hire well reasoning journalists that do research with due dilligence.”

“the old standards of The New Yorker and The Atlantic”

“I do have a print subscription to The Atlantic and appreciate some of their coverage, but it's embarrassing how much they're always on the lookout for upper-middle-class panics to milk”

“it's embarrassing how much they're always on the lookout for upper-middle-class panics to milk”

“good but I don't need that much of it”

“they typically provide a much more nuanced view”

“Even the better sources such as The Atlantic are somewhat advertising fueled, driven towards "engaging" content, prioritizing interesting ideas rather than practical relevance”

“They now nag me on every visit to spend even more money to buy a subscription as a gift for someone else.”

“They put so much effort into it I assumed it was intentional”