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I read the guardian frequently and long since learned to ignore the clickbait headlines you point out. Remember that columnists don't write their own headlines
by bem94 9y ago
I read the guardian frequently and long since learned to ignore the clickbait headlines you point out.
Remember that columnists don't write their own headlines. The content of an article is usually more nuanced and thought out that the headline might suggest. Emphasis on the usually.
I don't think comparing the Guardian to britebart is fair at all, but that's another debate.
I'm not saying newspaper columnists don't live in a bubble. Just a different one from the silicon valley / HN bubble. If they get an impression of the tech world that causes them to think nationalisation is the way forward, the tech world needs to respond to that. Undermining the publication or author (as opposed to considering their argument, and separating it into causes - surveillance capitalism - and proposed effects - nationalisation) does not change the fact people are rightly suspicious of Facebook/Google/Amazon etc and they will react accordingly.