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I'm getting a bit tired of these people, they post stupid mindless entries that make the whole blogosphere shake like they know everything about programming and

by nx 18y ago

I'm getting a bit tired of these people, they post stupid mindless entries that make the whole blogosphere shake like they know everything about programming and their word is holy. They argue with common practices or beliefs and all of the content can be summarized to: "there's this thing, and there's the exact opposite, but you should try be in the middle and take the best of both worlds". Every single one of their posts boils down to that. Then comes a follow-up, and a follow-up to the follow-up, and here I am making a comment about how stupid I think their blogs are. Come on, there's much more interesting people out there, don't focus on this nonsense.

old-gregg 18y ago
That's precisely why I don't want NY Times or WSJ or Washington Post to "die" and why I have never believed in "citizen's journalism" and "user generated content". Because citizens and users aren't producers nor journalists, they're just bored programmers dying for a drop of publicity.
- jrockway 18y ago
  > That's precicely ... why I have never believed in "citizen's journalism" and "user generated content". Ah yes, only people with formal training have good ideas. Everyone else should step aside and make way for The Real Authors. > Because citizens and users aren't producers nor journalists, they're just bored programmers dying for a drop of publicity. Some people enjoy writing. Not every person who goes fishing on the weekends needs to be a commercial fisherman. Similarly, not everyone that writes need be a professional author.
  - old-gregg 18y ago
    Who are you replying to? Certainly not to me. My words you've picked for quotation do not correlate to your responses at all. I didn't say people with ideas shouldn't be writing and having blogs. I simply said they aren't journalists and they can't replace a group of professionals, i.e. folks who're doing it full time and have certain resources unavailable to a guy with a laptop. Moreover, I didn't say a word about "formal training". BTW not all professional journalists have a formal training. Don't try read between the lines and don't argue with imaginary opponent please. Besides, how exactly do you picture the world without "traditional" media? Links to what you're going to be posting to HN or reddit or digg then?
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by nx 18y ago

old-gregg 18y ago

That's precisely why I don't want NY Times or WSJ or Washington Post to "die" and why I have never believed in "citizen's journalism" and "user generated content". Because citizens and users aren't producers nor journalists, they're just bored programmers dying for a drop of publicity.

jrockway 18y ago
> That's precicely ... why I have never believed in "citizen's journalism" and "user generated content". Ah yes, only people with formal training have good ideas. Everyone else should step aside and make way for The Real Authors. > Because citizens and users aren't producers nor journalists, they're just bored programmers dying for a drop of publicity. Some people enjoy writing. Not every person who goes fishing on the weekends needs to be a commercial fisherman. Similarly, not everyone that writes need be a professional author.
- old-gregg 18y ago
  Who are you replying to? Certainly not to me. My words you've picked for quotation do not correlate to your responses at all. I didn't say people with ideas shouldn't be writing and having blogs. I simply said they aren't journalists and they can't replace a group of professionals, i.e. folks who're doing it full time and have certain resources unavailable to a guy with a laptop. Moreover, I didn't say a word about "formal training". BTW not all professional journalists have a formal training. Don't try read between the lines and don't argue with imaginary opponent please. Besides, how exactly do you picture the world without "traditional" media? Links to what you're going to be posting to HN or reddit or digg then?

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