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In the first 2/3 I just list a representative selection of direct quotes. In the last 1/3 I give my opinion and make it clear that it is my personal opinion. Th
by knzhou 7y ago
In the first 2/3 I just list a representative selection of direct quotes. In the last 1/3 I give my opinion and make it clear that it is my personal opinion. That's how journalism should work, my whole point is that it's not how this article works.
- fzeroracer 7y agoWhat you're doing is the equivilent of a journalist taking selective quotes out of context in attempt to divert discussion from the actual topic at hand. What you're doing isn't 'journalism', it's diversion. You've managed to bury the lede in your argument by trying to make it about a personal affair ('i would be pissed if my bike was stolen') while ignoring the issues the article brings up related to police racially profiling people (because they believe the minorities are more likely to steal) along with Facebook encouraging a stringent crackdown on people in the area by abusing its size. Do people steal bikes from Facebook? Yes. But you've managed to miss the entire point of the article, which is the racial profiling of people and children over bicycles. Some of these bikes might not even be stolen, just abandoned by Facebook employees treating them as disposable. And regardless, you're treating a multi-billion dollar corporation threatening residents over something that's a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of costs to them as being acceptable.