The Der Spiegel journalist who messed with the wrong small town
I’m fairly convinced it’s not remotely limited to Der Spiegel. If primary sources aren’t cited in downloadable attachments, it’s just best to assume the thing is a pure work of fiction.<p>I have absolutely zero respect for “journalism” at this time. It is, as far as I’m concerned, an entirely dead art, all life sucked from it by the great destroyer we call <i>the Internet</i>.<p>This network we created, and in particular most of the shiny things at L7, is not healthy for even an above average psyche. It attenuates all feedback loops that our bodies require to form empathy, while amplifying the worst parts of us through appeals to fame, fortune, and notoriety.<p>I don’t even hold this particular journalist in particular disregard. The sooner we recognize that he was so outmatched by the <i>construct</i> that <i>he didn’t even have a chance</i>, the better.