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Swisher was hardly positive tech press. I'm just glad there's people like Ben Thompson where the quality is so much higher. It's nice to have real competition
by gonehome 5y ago
Swisher was hardly positive tech press.
I'm just glad there's people like Ben Thompson where the quality is so much higher. It's nice to have real competition now with people that can own their own distribution and aren't writing everything as some dumb narrative hit piece.
The only ones left at the large orgs when the dust settles will be the mediocre writers targeting engagement via controversy. There's no reason to give them access.
- morelisp 5y ago> Swisher was hardly positive tech press. It would be more accurate to say Swisher is politically-connected press. When tech and political machines were in bed together (e.g., much of her time at AllThingsD and the founding of Recode, Obama in the whitehouse, Newsom in local SV politics...) she was extremely friendly to the industry. After the ca. 2016 fallout between the two she chose the politics side. The tech side of course sees this as a heel turn, rather than a fundamental shift in priorities from both parties. Ben Thompson is just John Gruber without the sense of taste. You couldn't design a better sycophant if you tried.
- gonehome 5y ago[flagged]