It would mean a lot to a lot of people

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It would mean a lot to a lot of people

Feb 5th, 2020 | By Ophelia Benson
Category: Notes and Comment Blog

Yes I too understand why people ask this: it’s because they’re intrusive controlling impertinent creeps.

I understand why people ask this, but 1, I follow lots of people I disagree with and I think it's important to do that so as not to be in an echo chamber, plus I'm a journalist who writes often about people I disagree with. 2, I've done my time in the glinner trenches. https://t.co/OFtYg7PbnM

— jon ronson (@jonronson) February 5, 2020

Boom, 20+ years of friendship thrown overboard.

20+ years of friendship, defended him from the mob countless times, shouted down an anti-Semite at one of his readings, and this is the best he can do. Jon, just unfollow so I don’t have to witness pathetic displays like this. https://t.co/Fa5N2HmZM1

— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) February 5, 2020

Also notice the unctuous gluey nonsense about how it would mean a lot to a lot of people if person A stopped following person B on Twitter. If Steve is right about that then people need to get a fucking life.

What’s Ronson known for? Well…

He wrote ‘So What If You’ve Been Publicly Shamed?’ https://t.co/vvrdwsuRhn

— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) February 5, 2020

We live in stupid times.

2 Responses to “It would mean a lot to a lot of people”

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clamboy
February 5, 2020 at 7:09 pm

The subtle, or not so subtle, dig by playing on the title of Ronson’s book is quite good.
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Creeeeeeepy - Butterflies and Wheels
February 6, 2020 at 1:46 pm

[…] Remember this guy? […]

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