The burden of Stuff

[cjsmith]

If Mark Morford would ever learn to use a f*cking PERIOD END OF SENTENCE, I'd forgive him all his snide little oh-so-self-righteous cheap shots at anyone who doesn't toe the NeoLiberal Party Line, and I might start to read his column semi-regularly, perhaps even when sober, if I could manage that, because God knows he occasionally says something worth saying.

Comments

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I sort of went off Morford about six months ago. I get the newsletter, and if the taste of the article grabs me I'll go read it. But, yeah, I did get tired of the style. And the self-rightousness. My feelings about him are complicated because I really do feel he has some good things to say, and has said them. But I feel like I need a pick and a spade to dig out the gems. It's too much work.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, communication may be a two-way street but column writing (any writing for a wide audience, really) puts a lot of the burden of effective communication on the sender. If there's too much noise on the channel, the audience drifts away.