Comments on: The Tragedy of Wired http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen Downes http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/comment-page-1/#comment-71107 Stephen Downes Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:46:26 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/#comment-71107 Wired has been expired for a long time, and this story fits right into that pattern. See http://www.downes.ca/wired (skip straight to the conclusion if you want the short version). Wired has been expired for a long time, and this story fits right into that pattern. See http://www.downes.ca/wired (skip straight to the conclusion if you want the short version).

]]> By: Ethan Waldman http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/comment-page-1/#comment-71070 Ethan Waldman Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:47:12 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/#comment-71070 Lets not forget the fact that the craigslist browser is extremely mobile-phone friendly, and when was the last time craigslist was down? Lets not forget the fact that the craigslist browser is extremely mobile-phone friendly, and when was the last time craigslist was down?

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/comment-page-1/#comment-71069 Alan Levine aka CogDog Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:46:05 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2009/09/02/the-tragedy-of-wired/#comment-71069 Ok, the "middle school kids" comment was a cheap shot; I retract that. The writing itself was at a high level.... it is the concept for the story that is weak, the story is just not there and not really a cover story. What is the "tragedy"? Who That is never really defined. Where is the "event resulting in great loss and misfortune" (its it the tragedy for newspapers?) Is it a "form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure" (the large audience of craigslist does not suffer and the pleasure is in selling your crap). Is it a "drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance;" (Craig looks okay by me). There is not a there there anywhere. So there. Ok, the “middle school kids” comment was a cheap shot; I retract that. The writing itself was at a high level…. it is the concept for the story that is weak, the story is just not there and not really a cover story.

What is the “tragedy”? Who That is never really defined. Where is the “event resulting in great loss and misfortune” (its it the tragedy for newspapers?) Is it a “form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure” (the large audience of craigslist does not suffer and the pleasure is in selling your crap). Is it a “drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance;” (Craig looks okay by me).

There is not a there there anywhere. So there.

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