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By: them, it’s always a them « Thought Shop

them, it’s always a them « Thought Shop — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:34:31 +0000

[...] it’s always a them By Brian Hayes Crackling veneer in a big fat flash of Integrity. Well, this is the world we are living in. These are the people we are dealing with. This is how we [...]

By: Ahmed Mohamed

Ahmed Mohamed — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:06:26 +0000

wow you really let them have it lol , good writing and way to expose the truth.

By: zo

zo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:09:42 +0000

What a fabulous comment, thanks!

By: OnthePaepae

OnthePaepae — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:00:30 +0000

Yes, I agree. Well said.
It’s brilliant writing from FSJ/Dan … and the consciousness-raising intention is very clear. Somehow he manages to express so much mock contempt and mad outrage, we laugh and agree, then afterwards think: ‘Gee that’s a pretty sharp observation, isn’t it? He’s got a point.’

I remember seeing a Whoopi Goldberg live show in the 1980′s where she would lead us (the audience) down a path that was funny and increasingly so, then pull a twist out of the bag that left us stunned, sitting in pathos and regret for the ‘character’ she was playing, and their awful life experience. VERY good work, and Dan Lyons has the same gift. – Peter

By: Baldur Bjarnason

Baldur Bjarnason — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:30:27 +0000

It is one of the best blog posts I’ve read this year.

And what happened to that Chinese worker is one of the most horrifying things I’ve read in tech media this year as well.

I wouldn’t be surprised, though, if all of the tech punditry then change tack once ‘official’ reports declare that the worker wasn’t abused. They don’t see the situation over there for what it is, just focus on the drama of a single incident. :-/