Mostly - because Gladwell runs a shtick. Half his stuff is bullshit. Here's a collection of one-off Hubski links designed to get you in deep...Or at least give you a few things to chew over...All mine, though I'm sure I could find more of others if I went looking - just that mine are easiest to find, personally...

He ignores it when his statements are proven wrong - see 10,000 hours... He bases a lot of information on anecdotes instead of tempered assessments of data, trends, etc

He goes on and on about 10,000 hours and it's bull

Sometimes he writes about stupid things

Of course, even someone you hate can write something you agree with.

I tried reading his book, Blink, and I just couldn't get behind it. I didn't like the premises, I didn't like the suggestions of the "findings" in the book, and I didn't like the writing style. It felt dumbed down; I felt the content was handily summed up in packages of information that led to one conclusion and were meant for me to consume as fact without question.

I'm sure others have more articulate and better-sourced arguments, kleinbl00 probably to rule the world. Frankly at the bottom of it, I don't find what he writes appealing or inspiring, when I read it it comes across as slightly odious, noxious, and patronizing, and at the same time, doesn't convince me. I think he is a pop psychologist who doesn't do a good job with actual facts or expressing them. I think he is more likely to bend information to his narrative than acknowledge there is room for difference and error. I also find him annoyingly uplifting and platitudinous.

Basically, Blink was like "You don't need to think about things to get to a good conclusion! Think less!" and I found that recommendation insulting and untrustworthy at minimum.