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minus-squareBelgdore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 days agoI would take anything Hunter S. Thompson wrote with a massive grain of salt. He’s fun to read but gonzo journalism isn’t a great source for facts.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoFirst, he wrote the book in the 1970s. People would have noticed if he was wildly off base. Second, you can do a quick search and prove his numbers were correct.
I would take anything Hunter S. Thompson wrote with a massive grain of salt. He’s fun to read but gonzo journalism isn’t a great source for facts.
First, he wrote the book in the 1970s. People would have noticed if he was wildly off base.
Second, you can do a quick search and prove his numbers were correct.