Re: The IMCT Media Criticism Thread
Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 6:29pm
The metrics justifying the shift to video are, unsurprisingly, pretty dubious.
Also, fuck Ricketts.
Also, fuck Ricketts.
I've certainly never worked on that kind of project. Really highlights how dull fixing and confirming citations really is.Rat Patrol wrote: ↑28 Dec 2017, 11:01pmhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/ ... story.html
My chosen profession is one of abject suffering.
God, that was depressing. And paints how any mass movement could be derailed just by intentionally throwing out these shiny baubles of outrage to let people project their anger in the wrong direction.
That's a fake, though. Look at the dates.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Jan 2018, 2:34pmGod, that was depressing. And paints how any mass movement could be derailed just by intentionally throwing out these shiny baubles of outrage to let people project their anger in the wrong direction.
Oh no, I know it was fake—an eerie two-months into the future. But however exaggerated it illustrates the contours of how social media crusading rage goes down.eumaas wrote: ↑18 Jan 2018, 2:49pmThat's a fake, though. Look at the dates.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Jan 2018, 2:34pmGod, that was depressing. And paints how any mass movement could be derailed just by intentionally throwing out these shiny baubles of outrage to let people project their anger in the wrong direction.
When I see the name Sam Harris, all I can think of is the guy who won Star Search in the 80s.Flex wrote: ↑28 Mar 2018, 1:32pmi am absolutely in love with the ezra klein/sam harris feud. it's completely awesome that, after being dismantled by noam chomsky, sam harris has now decided to get savagely dunked on by the most milquetoast liberal i can possibly think of.
Here's sort of the Rosetta stone post (with links to other stuff, I highly recommend reading the e-mail exchange sam harris posted, for example) on it: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... bell-curve