>>lordna+(OP)
>The site’s now characteristic tone of performative erudition—hyperrational, dispassionate,
It's a good article overall, but it would be nice, just for once, to read something in a mainstream "arts and culture" outlet that wasn't absolutely dripping with fear and contempt for anything related to tech culture.
>>ppod+Lb
The funny thing is that discourse here isn't particularly rational and is only tends towards dispassionate because a little hint of passion makes lots of people click the ▼.