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Traditional east coast media is losing their grip on narrative formation and they're lashing out at intellectual figures outside of their social group, especial
by centimeter 6y ago
Traditional east coast media is losing their grip on narrative formation and they're lashing out at intellectual figures outside of their social group, especially from the west coast indie-intellectual scene (e.g. Scott Alexander).
- avs733 6y agoWhat in the heck is an indie-intellectual?
- 1123581321 6y agoIn this context it would likely be someone who provides intellectual leadership through writing, but is not employed by a large media company like The New York Times.
- meroes 6y agoLittle fish who failed in the big pond who now cultivate followings in littler ponds
- astrange 6y agoScott Alexander is from Michigan. I don't know if blogging is really a West Coast thing, I thought of it as more DC but maybe that's just because of politics.