The Austin media lynch mob

aka The Interwebs attack I’ve been online in one form or another since 1978. I had an “output only” blog at ibm.com back in 1996. The one thing that has most visibly changed over that time is the attack dog that is the facebook thread, the blog comment storm, the faux outrage of people who have no real stake, no real interest, but for whom it makes them feel important by having an opinion, and better still when they can be outraged. “Don’t read the comments!” has been the mantra for years but lately, it has been the mainstream that have … Continue reading The Austin media lynch mob