I think sometimes there's kind of an inverse meritocratic effect? being ignorant and incurious in the right way can help you build an audience/influence. 1 - ThreadSky

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nberlat.bsky.social • 8 days ago

I think sometimes there's kind of an inverse meritocratic effect? being ignorant and incurious in the right way can help you build an audience/influence. 1

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i am mystified by the influence of noah smith, among the most ignorant and incurious people i have ever seen on the internet. just a total dummy.

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misscantbewrong.bsky.social•8 days ago

just “asking all the right questions” in a just so way

stud-sterkel.bsky.social•8 days ago

I don't think Noah Smith is influential. He seems like a guy who has been desperately been trying to break into the pundit industrial complex for his entire life and has been ignored his entire life. He remains a total nonentity, resurfacing every so often when people gawk at his freakish existence.

nberlat.bsky.social•8 days ago

Noah Smith tells people they're smart for being incurious and ignorant. there's a real market for that.

nberlat.bsky.social•8 days ago

there are a lot of these guys. Freddie deBoer, Nate Silver (now that he's fully transitioned to pundit), etc. etc.

whatcomhc.bsky.social•8 days ago

Connor Friedersdorf

mattkavanagh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Whatever happened to Andrew Sullivan? The Daily Dish has a lot to answer for.

nberlat.bsky.social•8 days ago

he's on substack pushing rabid bigotry and hate to a sizable audience.

mattkavanagh.bsky.social•8 days ago

It’s honestly been years since I’ve seen anyone talk about his work.

brentano.bsky.social•8 days ago

Following after his old pal Derbyshire

nberlat.bsky.social•8 days ago

like, "of course we don't support fascism, but the real problem is the leftists saying that bigotry and inequity is bad." that is a narrative that you can get people to pay you for.

activeoppressor.bsky.social•8 days ago

This is definitely the case, we used to call this wingnut welfare. Dinesh D'Souza comes to mind. David Brock started out this way then switched sides and turned out to be competent which leads me to believe that some of these people are doing it on purpose.

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