Analyze This: New York Puts Brownstoner on the Couch
Considering the tone of what New York Magazine has written about some other blogs, we thought that this week’s cover story about Brownstoner, and its culture of commenting in particular, was reasonably thoughtful. Sure, it had some the magazine’s signature sensationalism, but underneath that were some interesting thoughts about what the commenting culture on the…
Considering the tone of what New York Magazine has written about some other blogs, we thought that this week’s cover story about Brownstoner, and its culture of commenting in particular, was reasonably thoughtful. Sure, it had some the magazine’s signature sensationalism, but underneath that were some interesting thoughts about what the commenting culture on the blog says about the collective psyche of Brownstone Brooklyn. Our only major gripe was that it played up the importance of one egomaniacal commenter over some of the more constructive aspects of the community. In the end, though, it did include one belief of ours that we’ve clung to from the beginning: That as messy as many of the threads get, the tough issues that underlie much of the change that Brooklyn has experienced in recent years—class, race, gentrification—are at least getting discussed, and often among people who wouldn’t otherwise be mingling offline. The conversations could be a lot more polite, but at least they are happening.
The Brooklyn Wars [New York Magazine]
Illustration by Zohar Lazar
Nice day today.
The What is enraged and this is his version of parting the red sea and freeing himself from the addiction of Brownstoner. I hope that B’stoner didn’t directly support the creation of this article. It sounded really stupid and wouldn’t attract me to the site at all.
can someone please take a hammer to the laptop of the person who is posting these 3000 word repeating posts? -reminds me of being in 8th grade again–are minors allowed on here?
oooohhhh- someone’s jealous of the What. Kudos to you What- I often disagree with you. I’m sometimes appalled, but I’m always entertained! Too bad guest at 8:06- you’re just not in his league.
I find Brownstoner often annoying, but this article is downright awful. In typical insane New York Magazine fashion, it takes a stereotype, park slope mom nazi, coked up investment banker, or in this case the random postings by The What and projects it as a reality.
Thankfully we do not live in internet chatrooms and most people under the age of 50 realize that internet postings are not reality. Sadly New York Magazine will take another decade to catch on to this blog thing.
Your “only major gripe,” is the subject, and hero, of whole New Yorker article.
5:25,
Do you really think that New York Magazine was still relevant as recently as 1974? IMO they were printing this kind of superficial nonsense long before that.
excellent article, entertaining-glad brownstoner is getting such great exposure-so many people will now know so much about that little creature the What, and he looks so fuzzy!
Jesus, The What is probably reading this with one hand down his pants.