Random quotes, images, and thoughts from Ed Ireson.
Pop Nihilism: Advertising Eats Itself — “Mass media’s codependant relationship with advertising has destined both industries to failure.”
Teach Drinking — Drinking by under-21-year-olds is often done underground and as a binge. By lowering the drinking age to 18, the age considered to be granted “adult” status and military service requirements, we can provide safer venues for college drinkers. Furthermore, by utilizing smarter drunk driving reduction methods (more public transportation, safer taxicabs, et cetera), we can still maintain the safety of our roads. As the President Emeritus of Middlebury College says, “It’s time we tackled the problem like adults.”
The way medical X-rays are generated is over 100 years old. Time to update it.
Health Care Reform: another way to make employing people illegal — Obamacare has the potential to make it even more difficult for small businesses to get traction in an already tough economy, along with several other government regulations that currently exist.
As ye ‘so,’ so shall ye speak — So, I never realized how much we use (and abuse) the word “so”.
Leave Swiss Banks Alone — (My libertarianism sure is showing itself today) I’m not sure this is the most rational argument for not messing with Swiss banks, but it’s a damn good one. It’s their country, their rules, and not causing any grave human rights violations. Good enough for me.
Whiny WashPost Reporter Makes His Point: Respect the Genuine Article — Here’s the short version: WashPost reporter writes article. Gawker blogger rips several quotes from the article, and posts it with a link back to the original WashPost article. WashPost reporter whines and bitches that this new-fangled media is killing newspapers, and that Gawker stole his article. Gawker responds, noting that it was a WashPost public relations staffer who tipped them with the article in the first place. Poor Washington Post.
This American Life’s Ira Glass Points Toward the “Wide-Open” Future of Journalism — Fortunately for the Washington Post, radio host Ira Glass has a few tips for the future. And he should know a thing or two about surviving in the new media world, since he manages to keep nearly 3 million people listening to his radio show each week. (And you know where I got that figure? The Washington Post. Drowning in irony here.)
