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Has SMS and the Internet Ruined Love?
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 26 days ago
Has SMS and the Internet Ruined Love?
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David Brooks says yes : It also seems to encourage an atmosphere of general disenchantment. Across the centuries the moral systems from medieval chivalry to Bruce Springsteen love anthems have worked the same basic way . They take immediate selfish interests and enmesh them within ...
The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
mahablog.com - 19 days ago
The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
— mahablog.com — David Brooks tells us that Islam harbors evil : Most people select stories that lead toward cooperation... and goodness. But over the past few decades a malevolent narrative has emerged. That narrative has emerged on the fringes of the Muslim world. It is a narrative that sees human history as ... (more) The Log in David Brooks’s Eye

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liberalvaluesblog.com - 23 days ago
Embracing One’s Meandering Cat
— liberalvaluesblog.com — I initially wasn’t going to bother responding to David Brooks ‘ column today–until I read Pete Abel’... s response. Brooks, perhaps thinking being a New York Times columnist gives him the authority, presumes to understand the thoughts of all independents. In the end he ... (more) Embracing One’s Meandering Cat

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 27 days ago
Here He Goes Again
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Last year here I criticized George Packer, an enlightened denizen of the Chattering Classes Zoo, for trying... to rehabilitate David Brooks, an ingratiating neo-con who's as doomed as any other charming, brilliant vampire to suck the blood of the ... (more) Here He Goes Again

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Ezra Klein:  Will the iPhone kill love?

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Will the iPhone kill love?
Ezra Klein — David Brooks thinks twitter has killed romance. "Across the centuries," he says, "the moral systems from medieval chivalry to Bruce Springsteen love anthems have worked the same basic way. They take immediate selfish interests and enmesh them within transcendent, spiritual meanings. Love becomes a holy cause, an act of self-sacrifice and selfless commitment. But texting and the utilitarian mind-set are naturally corrosive toward poetry and imagination. ... In today’s world, the choice of a Prius can be a more sanctified act than the choice of an erotic partner." Matt Yglesias responds by posting an excerpt from Brett Easton ...

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US Cell Phone Subscriber Trends — Matthew Yglesias
One of the few good things you can say about David Brooks’ thesis that SMS has ruined love is that relative to your average “things were better back in the day” crank old man thesis, he’s given us a pretty definitive claim about the source of the problem—text messages ...