Slog - Comments on The Internet Is Not a Speculum

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:14:45 -0800

There is no way I'm moving on to page 2.

Comment by el

el — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:21:02 -0800

@1 I did the exact same thing.

Comment by Sir Learnsalot

Sir Learnsalot — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:32:29 -0800

Don't worry Emily. Someone already called 9-1-1. The Waaaambulance is on its way.

Comment by N in Seattle

N in Seattle — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:36:04 -0800

Right there with you, Poe and el.

I'm perfectly content not knowing the rest of the "story".

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:36:25 -0800

@1 & @2 Sensible, it gets worse. I read the whole thing last Friday when it was posted looking for the point because the NYT gave her a hell of a lot of "ink" so there had to be one, right? The point is she is self absorbed and not really repentent about it.

Though I have to give her props for breaking up with Gessen through Gawker and not in person.

Comment by DanFan

DanFan — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:40:07 -0800

Geez, she doesn't love the sound of her own voice, does she...? That whole (TEN pages? OMG!) article was an overshare. I guess she made her point.

Comment by brandon

brandon — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:47:32 -0800

what a narcissistic, attention-starved loser. 10 fucking pages whining about your private life being overexposed ...published in one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the country. i find it hard to believe she regrets any of this.

Comment by matthew e

matthew e — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:52:23 -0800

Worth a laugh is the clip of her appearance on Larry King Live. That kind of made up for having trudged through that whole thing. Kind of.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:55:07 -0800

Yes, annoying and loooong. But I'd hit that.

Comment by laterite

laterite — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:10 -0800

Does *anyone* actually, really, genuinely give a shit about Emily Gould? Besides the NY publishing world...maybe? What were the NYTM editors thinking???

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:17:50 -0800

10 pages? 10 pages!!! Good grief. Poe & El were smart. 10 loonnnggg pages, which can be summed up thusly: "I made an ass of myself online. I sorta regret it."

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:19:52 -0800

@10 I'm thinking they were thinking she would serve as a "cautionary tale" about blogging. They had to close comments on the article because their comments editors (WTF?) were needed elsewhere and couldn't handle the volume.

Comment by scottjon

scottjon — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:24:43 -0800

I feel violated. I read the whole ten pages. I want those 20 minutes of my life back. What an amazing case of self-indulgent emotional diarrhea. Wow. Seriously, just... wow.

Comment by anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:44:57 -0800

I love the NYT but-

the other half of the sunday times magazine was this heartbreaking piece about a veteran who had been injured in iraq and lost most of his faculties and was being taken care of by his aged mother. this was the memorial day edition. and she was on the cover.

hm.

Comment by JC

JC — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:48:19 -0800

The internet is the greatest speculum ever invented.

Comment by Just Sayin'

Just Sayin' — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:20 -0800

sort of ironic, the reaction from regular commenters here, never mind the original post

Comment by kid icarus

kid icarus — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:26 -0800

Emily Gould is a genuine internet rockstar. Admittedly I couldn't make it past page 2 either, but I'm sure many, many people did.

Comment by MattD

MattD — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:00:55 -0800

I read the entire thing and I can't presume to judge her life, but I will make an observation. The lesson she wants to take to heart hasn't sunk in yet...maybe time will tell. *shrugs*

Comment by arduous

arduous — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:04:59 -0800

@ 18, I totally agree.

I actually loved the article. I think she is smart, talented, and really, really, young.

And my heart kind of aches for her. Because, man is this crap going to be embarassing for her in ten years.

Comment by Callie

Callie — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:28:17 -0800

I may be a little slower than the rest of you, as I got to page 3 before I decided to check the comments of the original post to see if there was going to end up being a point to reading this article, but I'm sure glad I did. Thanks for saving me the next 15 minutes of my life everyone.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:59:58 -0800

I had already had a lifetime supply of Emily before I started the article, with the endless navel-gazing at Gawker. I gather she had a boyfriend and wrote a blog. That's, uh, nice. Is the bar open?

Comment by Julie

Julie — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:15:38 -0800

I don't visit gawker regularly so didn't know who she was. But I read the thing anyways since I'm slow at work. I learned nothing and am not a better person for having done so. Skip it.

Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale

Lloyd Clydesdale — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:37:40 -0800

One only has so many flying fucks to go around.

Comment by Justin

Justin — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:41:02 -0800

W a y t o o l o n g ....

Comment by Alvy

Alvy — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:56:27 -0800

Greg @9 -

Yeah, like anyone cares what you'd hit.

Comment by Vince

Vince — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:25:56 -0800

Self absorbed little brat.

Comment by Big Sven

Big Sven — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:38:17 -0800

Alvy@25, many times I'm in a situation, say performing brain surgery or fingering prayer beads, and I'll see something like a woman or a pit bull or a Lithuanian homophobe, and I'll ask myself "would Greg hit this?"

So thanks, Greg, for clearing up the confusion.