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Came across this tweet. It includes a screen shot of something Clay Travis wrote. (Again, I refuse to actually link to any of his work. You can find it by using the search engine of your choice.)
A thoroughly enjoyable bit of sports media criticism from @ClayTravisBGID: https://t.co/O2YWbnP7Ev pic.twitter.com/KUR478Kb7n
— Jamie Mottram (@JamieMottram) November 5, 2015
I think Clay doesn't understand what a "hot take" actually is.
A hot take is not "a fresh opinion about what America is talking about based on something that recently happened".
A hot take is a bullshit, illogical, nonsensical opinion based on something that recently happened.
It is a specious argument.
It is an idea that only has a gossamer-thin relation to any kind of reality.
A well-reasoned opinion piece during breaking news is not a hot take.
A well-research and sourced article is not a hot take.
Throwing up a bunch of bullshit moralizing? That's a hot take.
So write about current topics all you want. That's not the issue.
The issue is when you say stupid, indefensible things that are lacking in any substance.
That's a hot take, Clay.
Do better.
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