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"(and dangerous) habit of using his meterologically-derived platform to opine about issues that he has no knowledge about" The link you shared on the first poi
by gedy 6y ago
"(and dangerous) habit of using his meterologically-derived platform to opine about issues that he has no knowledge about"
The link you shared on the first point looks to be him saddened and lamenting the violence and destruction in his city. His sharing opinion on that is dangerous? But media celebrities, athletes, etc are fine?
- tony_cannistra 6y agoI'm not sure I understand your comment. Cliff Mass is not an athlete or celebrity, he's a meteorologist. As I mentioned, all people have the right to share their opinions on their personal blogs. Cliff Mass does so flippantly, seemingly without consideration of the potential misinterpretations possible given his large audience. Just because one can write something and publish it, doesn't mean they should. Especially for a large audience. Also, the article you mention compares Seattle in August to Kristallnacht.
- nickff 6y agoCliff Mass' audience (which includes me, someone who uses his forecasts for special events), likely has above average levels of education, and are better-equipped than the average citizen to interpret his writings. We are talking about a weather blog, not a re-cap of Keeping up with the Kardashians! Mass' blog audience doesn't seem particularly large, or uneducated, so it's a bit paternalistic to say that they can't handle a new view.