Observation on X
I noticed Rex Murphy and Jordan Peterson were both trending on X, so I had a look – kind of like turning over a rock to see what’s wriggling under it.
Rex Murphy is dead. I cannot report the same of Jordan Peterson.
I also note a wide range of opinions on Murphy from “dead hero” to “dead zero”…
walkerp 08:49 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
As much as I deplored Rex Murphy’s late life boomer heel turn, in terms of actual intellectual integrity, character and contributions to society, we should not even be mentioning the speed-addled con artist Jordan Peterson in the same discussion.
Blork 12:00 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
I used to like listening to Rex Murphy years ago, when he was an odd but smart contrarian who often went against the grain (which I always appreciate if it’s done with thought and intelligence) and was always entertaining in his somewhat bombastic rhetorical style. But wow, did he go off the deep end in the past decade.
Tee Owe 13:36 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
Like Blork, I enjoyed Rex Murphy back in the day, odd but smart contrarian is a good description – however, I moved away and missed the last decade, so no further comment – glad I missed that part of his output
Mozai 17:02 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
Beware the “trending on X” in twitter’s sidebar; it often tells me some topic is trending and tries to impress me with less than 100 messages in this “trending” topic.
walkerp 17:08 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
On a side note, I can’t recommend enough reading twitter on your browser with Control Panel for Twitter installed. All you see is people you follow in chronological order. No ads, no suggestions, no trending. It makes it a much healthier experience.
Kate 17:17 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
walkerp, that sounds great, but for the blog I’ve got to see the whole thing.
walkerp 18:35 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
It’s quite granular, so you can pick and choose what you want to disable, so you could at least clean it up for yourself while still being able to see what is trending.
Kate 19:54 on 2024-05-10 Permalink
For the blog I have lists of media entities I follow, and they’re not too polluted.