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most philosophy schools start when someone points out language is about setting meaning more than communication of meaning. from plato to Confucius... > I'm ne
by jeifhfofhdk 3y ago
most philosophy schools start when someone points out language is about setting meaning more than communication of meaning. from plato to Confucius...
> I'm neither criticizing this article nor science journalism in general
yes, you should be criticizing. specially the work of someone who decided to write for a living.
why people insist on thinking you can be neutral on mass media?
there's a newsroom joke where the editor, on a slow easter sunday, shouts to one of the idle reporters to just write something about christ. to which the reporter automatically replies "for or against?"
- nunuvit 3y agoIn practice it tends to be more cathartic than constructive. The advocate is always going to have a greater stake in their cause than the middle man. I wrote my original comment that way because I prefer to discuss strategies for advocates. I am actually critical of mass media, I just let other people do the criticizing. You make a good point about appearing neutral. Next time I'll try a different approach to inviting a different type of discussion.