> I would guess that previous drafts of this essay had concrete examples
It's always bothered me to no end that PG has his essays read by others prior to posting. This isn't academia (or an application to college or a job application) and he's not writing for a journal and requiring peer review (or comments or suggestions). Fine it's his own style apparently.
Now what would be very interesting is to see some of the reply comments on the drafts of the PG essays (and how extensive they are).
It's always bothered me to no end that PG has his essays read by others prior to posting. This isn't academia (or an application to college or a job application) and he's not writing for a journal and requiring peer review (or comments or suggestions). Fine it's his own style apparently.
Now what would be very interesting is to see some of the reply comments on the drafts of the PG essays (and how extensive they are).