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it's hilarious that you think Doctorow is a pawn of "mainstream" media.

falcolas 3y ago
Doesn't matter what Cory Doctorow's affiliation (or anybody's affiliation) is - if they can use it, they will. It's not as if they need his express permission, or for him to make a comment. Heck, they'll use NIN (Nine Inch Nails) songs and lyrics as justification of pro-government propaganda, to use one example.
- pimlottc 3y ago
  What are you even talking about? Who is "they"? Where are is someone using NIN lyrics here?
- red-iron-pine 3y ago
  A better example would be the GOP using Rage Against The Machine for their rallies.
gjsman-1000 3y ago
I think that as long as Doctorow is the face of the movement... with articles like this, we aren't going anywhere and corporations probably don't mind him. Conciseness is a virtue. When's the last time a corporation has ever produced a 2000-word essay on the reasons you should buy their game? Or a political party releasing a 3000-word essay on the virtues of their economic proposal for public viewing? If the best minds of our movement can't get a point across without, to put it on an extreme note, blathering on and on all over the place, they aren't afraid. Slogans and catchphrases have more power than detailed essays. To quote the 80s cartoon Pinky and the Brain, "Simple Ideas for Simple Minds" is a much smarter strategy for taking over the world. It's even better when it's behind a paywall. You will pay to read a long essay? The only reason you would do that is if you already care about the subject. Anyone who doesn't care yet won't ever see it or pay for it or read it, so nothing happens at all.
- George83728 3y ago
  > When's the last time a [...] political party releasing a 3000-word essay on the virtues of their economic proposal for public viewing? 6.8 thousand words: https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building-a-stronger-fairer-economy/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building... (I presume there is something similar somewhere in this 67 page PDF, but only the first page is searchable/selectable text: https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf ) I get that most people never read these sort of documents, but I think some people do and take it seriously, or at the least, would interpret the absence of such a document as a red flag for an ideology lacking intellectual rigor.

Doesn't matter what Cory Doctorow's affiliation (or anybody's affiliation) is - if they can use it, they will. It's not as if they need his express permission, or for him to make a comment. Heck, they'll use NIN (Nine Inch Nails) songs and lyrics as justification of pro-government propaganda, to use one example.

pimlottc 3y ago
What are you even talking about? Who is "they"? Where are is someone using NIN lyrics here?
red-iron-pine 3y ago
A better example would be the GOP using Rage Against The Machine for their rallies.

gjsman-1000 3y ago

I think that as long as Doctorow is the face of the movement... with articles like this, we aren't going anywhere and corporations probably don't mind him. Conciseness is a virtue. When's the last time a corporation has ever produced a 2000-word essay on the reasons you should buy their game? Or a political party releasing a 3000-word essay on the virtues of their economic proposal for public viewing? If the best minds of our movement can't get a point across without, to put it on an extreme note, blathering on and on all over the place, they aren't afraid. Slogans and catchphrases have more power than detailed essays. To quote the 80s cartoon Pinky and the Brain, "Simple Ideas for Simple Minds" is a much smarter strategy for taking over the world. It's even better when it's behind a paywall. You will pay to read a long essay? The only reason you would do that is if you already care about the subject. Anyone who doesn't care yet won't ever see it or pay for it or read it, so nothing happens at all.

George83728 3y ago
> When's the last time a [...] political party releasing a 3000-word essay on the virtues of their economic proposal for public viewing? 6.8 thousand words: https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building-a-stronger-fairer-economy/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building... (I presume there is something similar somewhere in this 67 page PDF, but only the first page is searchable/selectable text: https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf ) I get that most people never read these sort of documents, but I think some people do and take it seriously, or at the least, would interpret the absence of such a document as a red flag for an ideology lacking intellectual rigor.