I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is the first bit of Morford nonsense I agree with. Yes, his literary style has "college sophomore who wants to write for
Rolling Stone magazine" written all over it, but he makes an interesting point. When I delve into meaty, lengthy works of true literary art, time does seem to slow down and the bigger things in life start coming into focus. There's a trade-off; when I'm away from my computer, I do feel like I'm missing out on the action, but when I return to it, I realize (as did Morford) that I really haven't missed anything.
99% of the time, Morford is an idiot. But with this one essay, I consider him to be like a broken clock. In the course of a day, he'll be right twice. This was one of those times.
I agree with you Flycatcher. As revolting as I find Morford, I love reading books too, and would love to have back some of the time I've wasted on-line to do so.
i agree too. first thing, stop reading left wing idiots like morfordite.
from the article “was a lit major at berkeley.” explains how he can’t find a real job.
“got my macbook back, spent a few hours, got caught up and realized i’d missed exactly nothing.” kinda like how i feel after reading almost all of your writing.