"i think writers should get paid to write pitus, basically," he says. "I couldn't believe that you would give a high dose of selisibon to someone who had a terminal cancer diagnosis." He was sceptical about Aidea and wanted to understand why some people take it under those circumstances. But i just think it was one of those stories that people missed. And i decided to write the book before i even finished the story".
Michael Pollan is a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine, the host of Netflix's How to Change Your Mind, and the author of nine books. The latest is This Is Your Mind On Plants.
“I have found myself at two distinct points in my history having this transition from being the journalist, learning at the feet of these people, to becoming an advocate. And it’s an awkward role for a journalist, but at a certain point it would be kind of false to pretend you didn't have points of view, that there weren't directions in which you think the world should go. And the great thing about doing narrative nonfiction is that editors cut you a fair amount of slack at the end of a 10,000–word piece to say what you think.”
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