tl;dr numeracy is tyranny
It must be terrible to be an opinion columnist and have to come up with hot takes on schedule, regardless of whether you have any strong feelings or original thoughts. I weep for the plight of our bylined intelligentsia.
It must be terrible to be an opinion columnist and have to come up with hot takes on schedule, regardless of whether you have any strong feelings or original thoughts. I weep for the plight of our bylined intelligentsia.
On the other hand - my parents tried force on me playing a piano. It was both a tyranny and a failure…
Creating a bunch of subservient robots is not a winning strategy in the long run as any education leads to later moments of self reflection which will create hate for the system that interned you.
As for modern day journalism, I’m with you I wish there was better way to fund voices but this is what we have for now! At least the topic is relevant to the larger debate going on.