Comments on: The Economist Talks Digg Strategy and Adds Comments http://bobcaswell.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/ Media consumer, tech enthusiast, and blogger Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul Ellis http://bobcaswell.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Paul Ellis Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/#comment-1479 In my experience, it is very hard for the impressionably intelligent who <b>visit</b> Digg to overcome the vast quantities of schleps that <b>live</b> there. The banality of most of the attitudes of Diggers can be deafening. That is why I can't stand going there anymore. So as people who might actually read something like the Economist leave Digg the situation there gets even worse, causing the more intelligent people to want to leave. It is a vicious cycle. If I feel like being surrounded by idiots I either go to Digg, or I put on my headset for Xbox Live. In my experience, it is very hard for the impressionably intelligent who visit Digg to overcome the vast quantities of schleps that live there. The banality of most of the attitudes of Diggers can be deafening. That is why I can’t stand going there anymore. So as people who might actually read something like the Economist leave Digg the situation there gets even worse, causing the more intelligent people to want to leave. It is a vicious cycle.

If I feel like being surrounded by idiots I either go to Digg, or I put on my headset for Xbox Live.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Bob Caswell Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:55:17 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/#comment-1478 So I take it you think that these two groups becoming friends will bring the Economist down rather than the Digg crowd up... So I take it you think that these two groups becoming friends will bring the Economist down rather than the Digg crowd up…

]]> By: Paul Ellis http://bobcaswell.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Paul Ellis Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:13:03 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/03/12/the-economist-talks-digg-strategy-and-adds-comments/#comment-1477 In response to the "the Digg commenting crowd and the Economist reading crowd haven’t been properly introduced" line, I have to say I would that is a good thing. The Economist focuses on solid journalism, not fanboy fervor, kitten pictures, or "OMG L33T Iphone TIPZ". In response to the “the Digg commenting crowd and the Economist reading crowd haven’t been properly introduced” line, I have to say I would that is a good thing. The Economist focuses on solid journalism, not fanboy fervor, kitten pictures, or “OMG L33T Iphone TIPZ”.

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