both sides-isms (20251109)

Literary Hub » Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani

there’s a bit of academic/professional class wankery in here. but the critique of both-sidesing is spot on.

today, anyone can crank out a white paper. think tanks have been proficient in this manufacturing for decades. now with AI, the rate at which you can crank out white papers by the truckful that spout whatever bullshit you want to focus on is breathtaking.

the noise floor has been raised and we’re going to need new tools to filter this out.