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> why would anyone else bother staying given these new rules? Imagine being an aspiring blogger/independent journalist. One can only dream of such a possibilit

> why would anyone else bother staying given these new rules? Imagine being an aspiring blogger/independent journalist. One can only dream of such a possibility as to join the press corp of Pentagon. Of course many will agree to all restrictions and rules for the opportunity.

general1465 1y ago
Then how are you different than the "press release" page on Pentagon website?
- egorfine 1y ago
  You don't get access to networking and opportunities by reposting press releases from the warmth of your basement.
  - general1465 1y ago
    Ok, but you can't publish anything from such networking otherwise you will lose your pass. So what's the point?
    - immibis 1y ago
      If you do a good enough job publishing the official government narrative, you might get promoted to cabinet member. Half this cabinet are former teenage youtubers who did a good enough job supporting the regime's first term.
      - general1465 1y ago
        As somebody from former Eastern Block, getting promoted by your own party often times meant that you will be also first to end up in gulag/labor camp/prison as a scape goat when dear leader made wrong decision because you have provided him misleading information. So many communists ended up imprisoned by other communists because they weren't pure enough or because scape goat was needed.
        lordnacho 1y ago
        That would work as a warning if people studied history. Especially of other countries. These YouTube kids...
        immibis 1y ago
        It means you'll either to go to gulag or you'll become supremely wealthy. Possibly both, first the latter, then the former when you outlive your usefulness. Which is better than just being a normal person who goes to gulag with no wealth. You saw it on a smaller scale before. Supporters of the current regime would get paid a lot for a while, then promptly forgotten about. Remember Steven Crowder complaining that 50 million dollars was too little - but where is he now? He's irrelevant. That was before they had gulags.
        projectazorian 1y ago
        > Remember Steven Crowder complaining that 50 million dollars was too little - but where is he now? He's irrelevant. To be clear, his career imploded when he got caught on camera abusing his wife. It's not like he ended up on the wrong side of a power struggle. And it's worth noting that as of last month he's now the #1 right wing influencer on Youtube. (The reason why he's now in that spot is left as an exercise for the reader.)
- michaelt 1y ago
  Your audience chooses you over the press releases because you sound like a human, trim out the boring items and more obvious propaganda, place things in context, reduce jargon/simplify things, also report on other things the pentagon doesn't have press releases about, and throw in some jokes. You choose to keep at it because you think military stuff is pretty neat; you get paid by the view; getting briefings from the pentagon makes you seem important to yourself and others; and you like being a celebrity (albeit a very minor one)
  - general1465 1y ago
    But you don't need to have a pass for that. You can just read press releases from your basement.

general1465 1y ago

Then how are you different than the "press release" page on Pentagon website?

egorfine 1y ago
You don't get access to networking and opportunities by reposting press releases from the warmth of your basement.
- general1465 1y ago
  Ok, but you can't publish anything from such networking otherwise you will lose your pass. So what's the point?
  - immibis 1y ago
    If you do a good enough job publishing the official government narrative, you might get promoted to cabinet member. Half this cabinet are former teenage youtubers who did a good enough job supporting the regime's first term.
    - general1465 1y ago
      As somebody from former Eastern Block, getting promoted by your own party often times meant that you will be also first to end up in gulag/labor camp/prison as a scape goat when dear leader made wrong decision because you have provided him misleading information. So many communists ended up imprisoned by other communists because they weren't pure enough or because scape goat was needed.
      - lordnacho 1y ago
        That would work as a warning if people studied history. Especially of other countries. These YouTube kids...
      - immibis 1y ago
        It means you'll either to go to gulag or you'll become supremely wealthy. Possibly both, first the latter, then the former when you outlive your usefulness. Which is better than just being a normal person who goes to gulag with no wealth. You saw it on a smaller scale before. Supporters of the current regime would get paid a lot for a while, then promptly forgotten about. Remember Steven Crowder complaining that 50 million dollars was too little - but where is he now? He's irrelevant. That was before they had gulags.
        projectazorian 1y ago
        > Remember Steven Crowder complaining that 50 million dollars was too little - but where is he now? He's irrelevant. To be clear, his career imploded when he got caught on camera abusing his wife. It's not like he ended up on the wrong side of a power struggle. And it's worth noting that as of last month he's now the #1 right wing influencer on Youtube. (The reason why he's now in that spot is left as an exercise for the reader.)
michaelt 1y ago
Your audience chooses you over the press releases because you sound like a human, trim out the boring items and more obvious propaganda, place things in context, reduce jargon/simplify things, also report on other things the pentagon doesn't have press releases about, and throw in some jokes. You choose to keep at it because you think military stuff is pretty neat; you get paid by the view; getting briefings from the pentagon makes you seem important to yourself and others; and you like being a celebrity (albeit a very minor one)
- general1465 1y ago
  But you don't need to have a pass for that. You can just read press releases from your basement.