It's not that he's wrong or cynical or the wrong kind of doomerpilled or whatever

It's just that he's pointing out problems without offering anything better. Criticizing people for being mad online but even admitting no real other solutions exist.

I really don't know what to do about that besides stay mad. :(

edit:

https://twitter.com/Solidarity_Star/status/1356820922485903361

Matt is Bashir and we're all Rom in desperate need of a Chief O'Brien to help up bridge that gap between good theory and good practice.

I am not sober right now.

  • spez_hole [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    his recent claim to focus more on writing is the 'make or break moment' for him, imho. either he becomes coherent and expands his audience to non-online people or remains committed to getting mad at people online for getting mad at people online.

    Edit: he will also have to engage with already-existing conversations and frameworks and it could either be very productive for him or he rejects it because it's academic and he seems to hate that