I nominate this NYT opinion piece for shittiest take of 2024!

  • queermunist she/her
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    01 month ago

    And now the public knows that killing a CEO had a direct impact. Regardless of the perpetrator, that has an effect on the public imagination!

    • @LovableSidekick
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      1 month ago

      Not sure you read my whole comment but yeah, it has an impact on Tuesday that will last until next Wednesday, or whenever the usual distractions bump this down to the bottom of people’s feeds.

      Remember the Panama Papers, which exposed the offshore finance links of the wealthy? Didn’t think so.

      Or the Paradise Papers, which also exposed the offshore finance links of the wealthy? Didn’t think so.

      • queermunist she/her
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        -11 month ago

        Don’t talk down to me. Sure, I remember, partly why I’m a communist today. But! Normal people don’t care about that nerd shit. What people care about is blood on the streets, that’s what grabs their attention.

        • @LovableSidekick
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          1 month ago

          Grabs their attention is right, until next Thursday when something else does and we’re back to business as usual. I wouldn’t call it “having a direct effect” I would call it a very temporary delusion of one.

            • @LovableSidekick
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              1 month ago

              Your conclusion not mine. Another approach would be to search for ideas that might actually change things, and work on those.