This is what mad self-delusion looks like, kids. Look at this tweet. Look at this man. Fight against it always.https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/797516935093190658 …
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@paulkrugman@St_Rev, I've updated my "here's what rampant self delusion looks like" example. It's this one. This one here.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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You saw how on Nov. 9 he said the markets were dead and were never coming back ever, and they hit an all-time high 24 hours later
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I limit my Krugman consumption to... basically never, but that is fucking lulzy.
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The whole journo enterprise, stem to stern, is a sick system. No consequences for being wrong, thus reliably false.
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also journalism is seen as one of the most sacred institutions in society
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St. Rev ☯️ 🏴 😻 Retweeted David Burge
https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/664089892599631872 … Speech should be sacred. Information should be sacred. Modern journalism has coopted these.
St. Rev ☯️ 🏴 😻 added,
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Speech is the religious myth of journalism. In practical terms, journalism is entertainment and advertising.
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Where did it go wrong, in your opinion? Is it salvageable? I keep going back to Watergate & "can ppl trust again"?
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It's the worst it's been since the 19th century, but I don't think it's ever been right.
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Well, yeah, all media is biased. But practical heuristics for pressing medium-term info needs seems achievable.
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