Cory DoctorowOct 14, 2024

"There's nothing special about Musk, Altman, or Zuckerberg. Accepting that requires you to also accept that the world itself is not one that rewards the remarkable, or the brilliant, or the truly incredible, but those who are able to take advantage of opportunities, which in turn leads to the horrible truth that those who often have the most opportunities are some of the most boring and privileged people alive."

-Ed Zitron, You Can't Make Friends With The Rockstars
https://www.wheresyoured.at/rockstars/

You Can't Make Friends With The Rockstars

You cannot make friends with the rock stars...if you're going to be a true journalist, you know, a rock journalist. First, you never get paid much, but you will get free records from the record company. [There’s] fuckin’ nothin' about you that is controversial. God, it's gonna get

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@pluralistic yeah, there's little if any correlation between wealth and merit, i.e. how much someone has benefitted the world. (Though in some cases, there's a strong negative correlation.)
Oct 14, 2024 at 9:36pmWeb