Sustained grief is particularly disturbing in a culture that offers a quick fix for pain. Sometimes it amazes me to know intuitively that the grieving are all around us yet we do not see any overt signs of their anguished spirits. We are taught to feel shame about grief that lingers. Like a stain on …
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Trolls, Public and Private Space, And the Need to Stop Being Dicks
I have to comment on this passage from a Salon interview with law professor Danielle Citron, discussing the difference between trolling and cyber harassment: My book truly deals with actionable harassment, not abuse that cannot be regulated (often called “trolling,” a loose term). Consider one of the earliest cases, of game developer and blogger […], …
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Mourning Is Too Much for the IOC.
I often say to my friends that the International Olympic Committee is the worst sports association in the world, and I’m not entirely joking. I already vented about their stance on political dissent. I disagree, but I can see the argument there. Completely terrible is the reason why the IOC reprimanded Norway’s cross-country skiing team: After …
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