... which leads to people calling TechCrunch out for the useless article, which leads to him getting all creepy with those commenting, asking for their real nam

... which leads to people calling TechCrunch out for the useless article, which leads to him getting all creepy with those commenting, asking for their real names, and implying that finding out people's names is his homework for next week. I, too, used to at least skim almost every article on TechCrunch back when it was all about startups as it was often the first site to highlight a new company or reveal mergers, acquisitions, key hires, etc. At some point, it crossed my personal "quality" threshold and got lumped together with Gawker Media type of sites where sensationalism trumps quality. I'm sure it's more profitable, but kind of a shame for the technical community.