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I'm incapable of reading any reporting on "these damn young square techies snapping up all the desirable places in our hip urban areas" without hearing "... whe
by patio11 14y ago
I'm incapable of reading any reporting on "these damn young square techies snapping up all the desirable places in our hip urban areas" without hearing "... when those areas were clearly designed to be affordable for successful members of society, like brilliant young journalists at this publication."
- batgaijin 14y agoyoung bloggers, please.
- patio11 14y agoWithout agreeing that journalists are more credible than bloggers, I think the discursive intent of that correction seems to be jibing at her social status. That's adding insult to injury, if the injury is the real difference in purchasing power between young techies and young journalists. The jibe isn't even accurate, as she has articles in the print edition, as well.
- batgaijin 14y agoI have no problem with her socioeconomic status. I think a lot of journalists are just very upset with the notion that other people can write equally well, and thus it is a communal act instead of a career option. I mean, I am sorry, but you know that she most likely wants the 'golden days' of newsprint back (whether or not she experienced it) simply because of the career stability. And she would probably be happy with the other regressions in society that would imply. That's what happens with technological progress, it ebbs at lifestyles and sects before they are even acknowledged to exist.
- subsystem 14y agoI think it's interessting that there are all these articles about scrappy startups, passion projects and how programmers are artists, but at the end of the day if you're not making six figures people still look down on you.