[jmatthews]

It is insane how tone deaf most of the comments are, jarring even. I forget how insular so much of the community is and I often make the mistake of equating intelligence, which exists here in spades, with critical thought.

Understand that most of the sentiment expressed here is identical to the pre-digested mass media pablum intended for 100 IQ consumers.

Think of mass media coverage of a subject you're an expert in and how horrifyingly wrong it typically is on so many levels, and try to rectify the two.