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I think you make a valid point. A lot of people today (mostly influencers) increase their engagement through something colloquially known as “humblebragging”. T

I think you make a valid point. A lot of people today (mostly influencers) increase their engagement through something colloquially known as “humblebragging”. This is bottom of the barrel content that doesn’t inform the reader but entertains them. It’s also been known in the past as yellow journalism. When the NYT does it I agree that’s a new low. I don’t expect humblebragging from them.

zem 3y ago
the increasingly misused term "humblebragging" refers to bragging about something while pretending to put yourself down in a show of humility[0]. this is just plain showing off something you have done and are proud of, which is a wonderful thing. [0] depicted wonderfully in "pride and prejudice": "Oh!" cried Miss Bingley, "Charles writes in the most careless way imaginable. He leaves out half his words, and blots the rest." "My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them -- by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents." "Your humility, Mr. Bingley," said Elizabeth, "must disarm reproof." "Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast." "And which of the two do you call my little recent piece of modesty?" "The indirect boast; for you are really proud of your defects in writing, because you consider them as proceeding from a rapidity of thought and carelessness of execution, which if not estimable, you think at least highly interesting. The power of doing anything with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
gloryjulio 3y ago
Not sure if I agree you. As someone who has play games for 20 years but didn't know nyt has games, I found it informative and fascinating. As long as they keep it factual and informative, I'm fine with it

zem 3y ago

the increasingly misused term "humblebragging" refers to bragging about something while pretending to put yourself down in a show of humility[0]. this is just plain showing off something you have done and are proud of, which is a wonderful thing. [0] depicted wonderfully in "pride and prejudice": "Oh!" cried Miss Bingley, "Charles writes in the most careless way imaginable. He leaves out half his words, and blots the rest." "My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them -- by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents." "Your humility, Mr. Bingley," said Elizabeth, "must disarm reproof." "Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast." "And which of the two do you call my little recent piece of modesty?" "The indirect boast; for you are really proud of your defects in writing, because you consider them as proceeding from a rapidity of thought and carelessness of execution, which if not estimable, you think at least highly interesting. The power of doing anything with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

gloryjulio 3y ago

Not sure if I agree you. As someone who has play games for 20 years but didn't know nyt has games, I found it informative and fascinating. As long as they keep it factual and informative, I'm fine with it