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David Roberts's avatar

Katie,

This is terrific. Looking froward to the rest of the series.

Katie Burkhart's avatar

Thanks, David! I'd been noodling on this concept for a while and finally something clicked.

Gurwinder's avatar

Hi, thanks for the shoutout. I'm curious as to why you inserted a [sic] when you quoted me?

Katie Burkhart's avatar

Thank you for writing great articles. My editor would have changed "uninteractive" to "noninteractive" but since it's a direct quote, I added [sic] instead.

Gurwinder's avatar

So I just googled “uninteractive”, sure that I’d be met with a dictionary entry, but I was shocked to discover you’re right; it’s not a thing. I’ll change the sentence. Thanks for the heads-up!

Katie Burkhart's avatar

You're welcome. Would you like me to change it here as well?

Gurwinder's avatar

If it's not too much trouble. No biggie though. After rereading the sentence, I decided to omit the "uninteractive"/"noninteractive" altogether as I'd already used the term "passive," which was sufficient. The new line reads: "makes browsing TikTok the most passive experience of all major platforms."

Katie Burkhart's avatar

No trouble at all. I've updated the quote to match the new line.