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Jeff Bezos has officially caused the fall of the WAPO. The problem with billionaires is not always about their great wealth but their unhealthy infatuation with power. These people think they know better than anyone else especially those who really do know something about good and great journalism and how it translates to an informed public. And how that knowledge drives democratic principles.
The daily "churn" of disparate and desperate actions by the present regime was cited as intended to and resulting in confusion and poor timing in response by public officials, politicos, and the general public as well. I misread the word as "chum," the term salt-water fishers use for the buckets of cheap fish guts and such that they buy to dump where they intend to fish; the chum can excite a feeding frenzy and cause game fish to lose their caution, making them easier to catch. "Chum" is the perfect word for the announcements of this regime.
Jeff Bezos has officially caused the fall of the WAPO. The problem with billionaires is not always about their great wealth but their unhealthy infatuation with power. These people think they know better than anyone else especially those who really do know something about good and great journalism and how it translates to an informed public. And how that knowledge drives democratic principles.
Well said!
This is why it’s foolish to think billionaires will do well making important decisions in the public interest
Public interest is an oximoron for billionaires. You don't get to be a billionaire by having and community spirit.
Only taking money from the community.
People might start reading the Washington Post again if:
The Editorial Board Resigns and these columnists were fired:
Adam O'Neal, Mark S. Thiessen, Megan McArdle, Dominic Pino and Bret Stephens.
The daily "churn" of disparate and desperate actions by the present regime was cited as intended to and resulting in confusion and poor timing in response by public officials, politicos, and the general public as well. I misread the word as "chum," the term salt-water fishers use for the buckets of cheap fish guts and such that they buy to dump where they intend to fish; the chum can excite a feeding frenzy and cause game fish to lose their caution, making them easier to catch. "Chum" is the perfect word for the announcements of this regime.