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I'm always amazed and a little confused at the vitriol that Salon's "Life" articles cause. Ayelet Waldman, as any regular Salon reader knows, unfailingly draws the kind of scorn and derision that one would expect from Rush Limbaugh fans but that I would not have expected in a forum like this.
Assuming that the editors of Salon are actually reading these letters, I wanted to voice my vote. I've been subscribing to Salon for over two years now. I read it religiously. But I do not read every article, because not every article interests me. In fact, I would say that I read less than half of what Salon publishes. This is OKAY. When I purchase a magazine subscription, I do not expect to read or love every article.
I go straight to the "Life" articles and Broadsheet because those are the things on Salon that interest me most. Sometimes I read the political articles (although the quality of those has declined during the time that I have subscribed, which may be attributable to my finding stories about the Iraq war and current political scandals tiresome) and sometimes I read the shallow celebrity stuff that also generates such bitterness from readers. I also read a lot of the book reviews and enjoy those immensely. Keep up the good work, Salon.
I like Ayelet Waldman okay. I don't always agree with her or understand her perspective, and I agree that she's self-absorbed and navel-gazing, but I don't think those are necessarily negative attributes.
And, finally, this story was great! Pooh on those who disagreed. I admire Ms. Williams for being brave enough to put herself out there for people to vent their misdirected anger upon. And I laughed hard and long over "surprised"'s letter listing the four most common responses of the Young and the Bitter.
