Thursday, February 25, 2021

The Very Last Mirror In David Brooks' Capitol Hill Estate Commits Seppuku

From Mr. David Brooks writing in The New York Times and not The Onion:

How to Get Really Rich!
Getting into the right job is the key.

The first three sentences

I know money can’t buy you love, but wouldn’t it be nice to have enough money to buy whatever else you want?

I’m here to help you to help you!

The most likely way to become rich is to try to get into a line of work that’s hard to get into, particularly if the people in that profession are the ones setting the rules for entry.

13 paragraphs later... 

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My main message is that if you want to get rich, don’t invent a new and useful product, start a company and try to sell it. That seems risky. Put the effort into entering a clubby line of work in which legislators and professional associations are working to make you rich. It’s easier!

You'll have to excuse me for awhile.  

I have temporarily lost the ability to form words other than paint-peeling obscenities.


No Half Measures



5 comments:

waldo said...

"I have temporarily lost the ability to form words other than paint-peeling obscenities."

I've drifted in and out of that state since the American war on Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
I can now induce it by thinking 'Trey Gowdry'.

Yikezz said...

OK, I really hate Brooks’ writing too, but isn’t this article supposed to be satirical? Granted, given his past history, and the fact that he sucks as a writer (and thinker) so much, it’s hard to tell. But to me the last 2 sentences seem to point to satire...

Meremark said...

Real or fake, (I won't judge by reading),
Brooks is just so fking stupid, such a fking idiot.

Judging by he wasted his life.

Meremark said...

Okay DG, here's the spit to roast him.

Only trouble is you have to reference international news reporters as sources of US news that US media suppress.

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NYT columnist faces conflict of interest accusations after singing praise for Facebook ‘Groups’ feature in tech giant’s blog post
27 Feb, 2021

NYT columnist faces conflict of interest accusations after singing praise for Facebook ‘Groups’ feature in tech giant’s blog post
FILE PHOTO. © Reuters / Dado Ruvic


New York Times writer David Brooks has come under fire for a potential conflict of interest after penning a blog post for Facebook’s corporate site while a project he helped to found accepted money from the social media giant.

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https://www.rt.com/usa/516732-david-brooks-facebook-post/

Robt said...

Any mirror Brooks may use is one of those carnival wavy mirrors that reflects the distortion he willingly wants to see.
Who do I thank that Brooks wasn't confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Really, compare kavanaugh and Brooks. They both like beer nd know people named Squee. Were and still are obsessed with Bill Clinton's penis pictures submitted as exhibit 9 in his impeachment.