• Belgdore@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    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.

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      7 days ago

      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.