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Let's Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers

valleywag.com » 2009 » July » 1st » Let's Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers

Tagged: media, newspapers, censorship, the internet, bad ideas, bright ideas, intellectuals, thinkers, journalismism

The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things! This whole argument is premised on the assumption that we must save newspapers. At the cost of making the internet into an inefficient mess! So Richard Posner, professional smart … Continue Reading »

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