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> Can we talk about the NYT's fairly open anti-tech bias at this point Sure. We work in tech, and see that the web has hurt the newspaper business model. The
by forgottenpass 7y ago
> Can we talk about the NYT's fairly open anti-tech bias at this point
Sure. We work in tech, and see that the web has hurt the newspaper business model. Therefore, we protect our ego in the face of any criticism from the traditional press towards tech by rationalizing it away as vindictive rather than ask ourselves if the criticisms are valid and would also be written by a healthier press. And by casting it as a bias, we can avoid contemplating if more tech-savvy reporters would have noticed how morally bankrupt "tech" is sooner and/or provide sharper and more knowledgeable criticism that doesn't rely on poor approximations of goings-on in a domain inscrutable to laypersons.
These are some of the largest companies in the world, make decisions that effect the lives of billions but act like their shit doesn't stink and don't want people looking to closely at the societal ramifications of their business model.
If anything, I'd say the press is too kind and deferential to the half-truths their PR departments pump out.