Social media: Reminder – the purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself
TheTransitGuy argues the US is bad because it costs almost $500 to fly between 2 cities, ignoring that taking a bus is about $45, or renting a car is less than $100.
CNN Falls for parody account post on X
CNN falls for parody account of fictitious Rep. Jack Kimble and shares his satire quote on air as if it were real!
Demographics: Gen Z ok being American but not “attached to America”
Interesting.
Social: LinkedIn scores your posts to determine visibility to others
How LinkedIn works to decide if it shares your post or not. LinkedIn works very differently than other social media platforms.
Media: Incredibly common real estate news error
Another real estate news report, with the same old errors of all the others.
Independence Day, July 4th, 2026
Media: Reporter has no knowledge of past history
Writes about Gen Z and Social Security, unaware that the issues raised by Gen Z were also raised by late phase Baby Boom and Gen X in the 1980s. There is nothing new here.
Media: Back in Covid days, protesting was okay, but today, we must stay indoors out of “unhealthful air”
“Experts” say we must avoid “unhealthful air” on the 4th of July. Back in 2020, protesting during Covid lock downs was encouraged.
Media: Assume 100% of what they write is nonsense
Accuracy is not the media’s strong point. Read the community note. Then, the Oregonian calls the Trailblazers basketball team, Jailblazers, a pop nickname used for the team for perhaps 30 years. The editor has a meltdown.
Media: Can anyone self identify as a journalist?
Well, why not?