I tossed and turned.
I was finding it difficult to get comfortable, as all these thoughts kept running through my head.
A quote from William Shakespeare: "It is a tale told by an idiot/full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" is followed by a video clip of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith shouting vile, nonsenical things at each other.
An adage: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt" is followed by images of the clickbait written by Clay Travis.
A quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective Sherlock Holmes: "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts" is followed by the sound of Colin Cowherd's nasal whine spewing forth all kinds of utter nonsense.
The swirling noise forced me to sit up and assess some things.
Why is it that those who yell the loudest these days get the attention that quieter, more competent people cannot? All the racebaiting and women hating drives eyeballs and ears to the televisions and the web. Traffic is king, I guess.
Trolling is easy and lazy to do. Make an outlandish outrageous statement and voíla-instant fame.
I guess I want more. I guess I expect more.
Can I bring more to the table? I don't know. But in this space I hope to accomplish more by shedding light on inane statements and nonsenical theories that seem to be circulating relatively unopposed.
I won't be able to cover everything; I am only one person who has a family and a full-time job. And there is a lot of noise out there.
But by golly, we will try.
No comments:
Post a Comment