Do topics matter?

[symetrik]

I'm of the loosely held opinion that:

1. the writing, regardless of the topic, should be impressive. this usually feels like... 50% of my weighting,
with 2., adherence to the topic being another 30%,
and 3. the last 20% going towards the story told.

which is why sometimes a dope written piece will not pull my vote bc it barely touches the topic or a clear story.