This is tremendous from @sarahmanavis on what shitposting is and why it matters that political journalists understand it - otherwise the consequences can be direhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/11/what-is-shitposting-and-why-does-it-matter-bbc-brexitcast-laura-kuenssberg-got-it-wrong …
the first thing I say is that shitposting is simply posting surrealist bullshit online and include the example from alex hern of just tweeting "joris bohnson". the reason why that's not the heavy focus is that i'm trying to illustrate why it's important to not just go "who cares"
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I understand, and I guess fair enough. You work under constraints of space and word count and all of that, it can't really be a dissertation of the rainbow spectrum of shitposts. I just worry that your piece, even with the inclusion of Joris Bohnson, can give the wrong impression
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No and I actually really appreciate the feedback and your willingness to engage on me. I stand by it, but it definitely makes me more cautious going forward which is healthy for literally everyone writing about this stuff. Genuinely appreciate it.
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