Working on Monday’s post (whether Trump’s attacks on McCain are justified or not) I got to thinking about how Trump wears his feelings on his sleeve. How he uses Twitter and the media to amplify the bully pulpit, dominate the news cycle and speak to the people 24×7. Some may[…] Read On
There is something seriously wrong with the way our crazy culture incentivizes people who can and should be doing meaningful work to stay out of the workforce, milk the system, and do incredibly dumb stuff that makes them internet sensations and megabucks. In some cases, evil, criminal stuff. Machelle Hackney[…] Read On
Q: Tell us what you think of Twitter. A: The more time I spend on Twitter the more I regret spending time on Twitter. Also I think it’s making me stupid. Q: So why do you do it? A: Good question. It always starts with good intentions – you know,[…] Read On
Ever wonder why social media is so addictive? We love the feedback. The gratification that comes from knowing we actually did something right – something that caused another person to react in a meaningful way. Even if it’s just a like or a retweet, the feedback feels good. Make no[…] Read On
The media and everyone else who acted out on a 16-year-old kid from Kentucky have a blanket excuse for their own ludicrous behavior. They were triggered. The word “snowflake” used to refer to thin-skinned millennials. Now the term applies to anyone who is offended by innocuous things – you know,[…] Read On
The Covington Catholic boys episode was an ugly, monumental fail for everyone involved — an embarrassing number of people, actually. The coastal elites and the media mob rushed to judgement, had to walk it all back and never connected the dots on what really happened. But let’s not get ahead[…] Read On
This is a really hard post to sit down and write but things have reached a boiling point around here and it’s really been bugging me, so here we are. I used to be gushingly proud of my career in the tech industry. Not so much anymore. I’m sort of[…] Read On