Louie Mantia, Jr. on Nostr: I can’t quite put my finger on it, but right up there with “what you need to ...

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but right up there with “what you need to know,” one of the worst phrases I see in modern writing is “why it matters.”

The article itself, I hope, is always “what you need to know” and “why it matters.” Specifically writing either of these exact phrases in headlines or subheads feels so insulting to my intelligence.