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>> the man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is

>> the man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods & errors. Sad but true.

hrxn 10y ago
Yeah, nice line. It's funny if you realize how often you hear something like this little piece of wisdom every once in a while and usually don't think about how old this sentiment actually is.
arjie 10y ago
I find this untrue, personally. I'm a richer man today because of the WSJ and the FT. I'm not going to claim you should do what I did. But it worked for me. And having unsubscribed, the d(dollars)/dt has decreased.
- purple-again 10y ago
  You mention the WSJ as one of your preferred sources which is funny because they are currently responsible for a large number of young Democrats and Independents buying into Trumps "everything is fake news" bullshit thanks to their very much fake news hit piece they put out on a famous YouTuber (pewdiepie).
  - physicalist 10y ago
    Hit piece? PewDiePie was effectively normalizing Nazi propaganda, for whatever reason. He should stop whining and admit that he has only himsrlf to blame. PewDiePie might not be racist, but he certainly is a spoiled brat who has no idea that actions can have consequences.
  - arjie 10y ago
    I use them for business and financial news, not for political positions. And I care not one whit what happens to some random Internet personality considering the tendency of Internet gamer crowds to mire their lives in pointless orgies of perceived persecution. Besides, I judge these things on how successful they make me. If somehow false pewdiepie persecution affected me, maybe you could make me care.
  - pjc50 10y ago
    Did he or did he not have a video with two people holding up a sign saying "death to all jews?" Are you claiming that is fake?
    - purple-again 10y ago
      Did you or did you not make a post on the internet saying "death to all jews"? The answer to that question is yes. Do you agree with me that context clearly matters?
      - foldr 10y ago
        The context is some moron who thinks it's ok to makes jokes about the Holocaust. Sure, you can joke about anything, but that comes with attendant risks. Make jokes about the Holocaust if you want to, but unless those jokes are pretty damn amazing, don't expect to be very popular afterwards.
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        mercer 10y ago
        > The context is some moron who thinks it's ok to makes jokes about the Holocaust. Which it is, thankfully. I'd argue that misrepresenting the situation and painting an image of said moron as an 'anti-semite' and a racist is actually far worse than making a joke about the holocaust. > Sure, you can joke about anything, but that comes with attendant risks. Make jokes about the Holocaust if you want to, but unless those jokes are pretty damn amazing, don't expect to be very popular afterwards. Based on his apology video I get the impression that he's aware of that, and perhaps even understanding of Disney's decision to ditch him. What he takes issue with is how the media handled the situation, and I strongly agree with him.
        foldr 10y ago
        Boo hoo hoo, why are people so upset by by my edgy taboo-breaking jokes? The answer is in the question, don't you think? I'm not sure I really buy his explanation for this anyway. Sure, the various bits of Nazi propaganda that he puts in his videos are framed as being part of jokes, but why choose to put Nazi propaganda in your videos on several different occasions? He at least seems to have some kind of unhealthy obsession with it.
- Chris2048 10y ago
  > I'm a richer man today because of the WSJ and the FT. No, you believe you are a richer man, because of the WSJ and the FT...

hrxn 10y ago

Yeah, nice line. It's funny if you realize how often you hear something like this little piece of wisdom every once in a while and usually don't think about how old this sentiment actually is.

arjie 10y ago

I find this untrue, personally. I'm a richer man today because of the WSJ and the FT. I'm not going to claim you should do what I did. But it worked for me. And having unsubscribed, the d(dollars)/dt has decreased.

purple-again 10y ago
You mention the WSJ as one of your preferred sources which is funny because they are currently responsible for a large number of young Democrats and Independents buying into Trumps "everything is fake news" bullshit thanks to their very much fake news hit piece they put out on a famous YouTuber (pewdiepie).
- physicalist 10y ago
  Hit piece? PewDiePie was effectively normalizing Nazi propaganda, for whatever reason. He should stop whining and admit that he has only himsrlf to blame. PewDiePie might not be racist, but he certainly is a spoiled brat who has no idea that actions can have consequences.
- arjie 10y ago
  I use them for business and financial news, not for political positions. And I care not one whit what happens to some random Internet personality considering the tendency of Internet gamer crowds to mire their lives in pointless orgies of perceived persecution. Besides, I judge these things on how successful they make me. If somehow false pewdiepie persecution affected me, maybe you could make me care.
- pjc50 10y ago
  Did he or did he not have a video with two people holding up a sign saying "death to all jews?" Are you claiming that is fake?
  - purple-again 10y ago
    Did you or did you not make a post on the internet saying "death to all jews"? The answer to that question is yes. Do you agree with me that context clearly matters?
    - foldr 10y ago
      The context is some moron who thinks it's ok to makes jokes about the Holocaust. Sure, you can joke about anything, but that comes with attendant risks. Make jokes about the Holocaust if you want to, but unless those jokes are pretty damn amazing, don't expect to be very popular afterwards.
      - deleted 10y ago
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      - mercer 10y ago
        > The context is some moron who thinks it's ok to makes jokes about the Holocaust. Which it is, thankfully. I'd argue that misrepresenting the situation and painting an image of said moron as an 'anti-semite' and a racist is actually far worse than making a joke about the holocaust. > Sure, you can joke about anything, but that comes with attendant risks. Make jokes about the Holocaust if you want to, but unless those jokes are pretty damn amazing, don't expect to be very popular afterwards. Based on his apology video I get the impression that he's aware of that, and perhaps even understanding of Disney's decision to ditch him. What he takes issue with is how the media handled the situation, and I strongly agree with him.
        foldr 10y ago
        Boo hoo hoo, why are people so upset by by my edgy taboo-breaking jokes? The answer is in the question, don't you think? I'm not sure I really buy his explanation for this anyway. Sure, the various bits of Nazi propaganda that he puts in his videos are framed as being part of jokes, but why choose to put Nazi propaganda in your videos on several different occasions? He at least seems to have some kind of unhealthy obsession with it.
Chris2048 10y ago
> I'm a richer man today because of the WSJ and the FT. No, you believe you are a richer man, because of the WSJ and the FT...