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Jones gives good blog?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Uncle.Ruckus, Mar 29, 2012.

  1. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    Fair enough. He just seems harmless, at least compared to some of the other megastupids here.
     
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    More megastupid than Devil? Who? Where?
     
  3. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    I'm not sure about that part. Only the harmless part.
     
  4. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Yoo-hoo. :)
     
  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    You're not as dumb as Devil.

    First of all, you don't think you're very smart (which is true).

    You're mostly happy with your lot in life. You have low expectations, and you've met them.

    You're incurious, but honest about it.

    You like to try be non-judgmental, argue for the "underdog" and be a contrarian. This leads to you making dumb arguments, but I don't think you're actually as dumb as some of your arguments. It's just a vicious cycle you get yourself into.
     
  6. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Thank you. My estimation of you just rose about 47 percent.
     
  7. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    I don't think that's a solitary trait. There are several people here who try to argue beyond the scope of what they can process. We saw that in one of the recently locked threads. There were some people who couldn't separate different concepts, and then when they were called out for it, the butthurt started.

    You see the same thing in some of the non-sports stuff that has infected the sports sections. The columnist tries to explore a social issue, but he either lacks the ability to comprehend it, or he's too lazy to do the work that's required. So we get a bunch of circular claims, concluding with some statement of "proof" at the end.
     
  8. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Ah, it's now a symptom of sports sections everywhere. Somehow, I knew it was rolling around to this. From here.
     
  9. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    People want to discuss craft. That's a craft discussion.
     
  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    It's like they think of themselves as an XMan covered in metal or a character from a Batman comic. Right?

    God, you just hate this place so much, that you can't stay away. It's sort of fascinating.
     
  11. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    What's fascinating is how you tripped over yourself for at least a page.
     
  12. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

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