Comment Variety is the spice of life (Score 1) 359
OK- I like Disinfo. Yes, it can be uneven, but at least it covers stuff that the 'mainstream' won't touch. Stuff like Magick, various subcultures, religion, philosophy- lots of brain food to pick through. And I like the links so generously placed within the texts. They have often led me to many wonderful discoveries and philosophies.
There are also other interesting, off the beaten path publishers, like AlterNet.org. They write about stuff that mainstreamers ignore, and have a stable of very interesting writers, like Michael Moore and Starhawk, for example.
I prefer not to imbibe the spoonfed pap the mainstream gives me- it is the news equivalent of fast food, full of empty thought, lots of 'filler', but not much brain food. Thinking for oneself is rapidly becoming a lost art, which suits the commercial interests just fine. "Hey," they tell us- "Relax, we'll think for you. Just buy this." And the sheep go along with it, straight to the shearer.
The internet is full of wonderful and stupid things- and it is up to us to discriminate between them. That takes an unfettered intelligence, not wooly thinking. Sadly, wooly, knee-jerk thinking is becoming the norm, rather than the exception.
There are also other interesting, off the beaten path publishers, like AlterNet.org. They write about stuff that mainstreamers ignore, and have a stable of very interesting writers, like Michael Moore and Starhawk, for example.
I prefer not to imbibe the spoonfed pap the mainstream gives me- it is the news equivalent of fast food, full of empty thought, lots of 'filler', but not much brain food. Thinking for oneself is rapidly becoming a lost art, which suits the commercial interests just fine. "Hey," they tell us- "Relax, we'll think for you. Just buy this." And the sheep go along with it, straight to the shearer.
The internet is full of wonderful and stupid things- and it is up to us to discriminate between them. That takes an unfettered intelligence, not wooly thinking. Sadly, wooly, knee-jerk thinking is becoming the norm, rather than the exception.
