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Separate tech from culture at your own blindfolded peril. Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean, and what slant it woul

Separate tech from culture at your own blindfolded peril. Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean, and what slant it would take on. The Verge is publishing this piece in the context of today. There are undocumented migrants right now being moved around and out of country, put into detention centres, and being denied the due process that was previously in place. There is _a lot_ of tech in that ongoing story. To consider America’s history with forced migration at a time like this is perfectly reasonable.

Legend2440 1y ago
>Consider what a clean delineation between tech news and “real” news would mean The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind. Nothing wrong with that kind of publication, and I wish there was more of it. Not everything has to be about politics.
- jagger27 1y ago
  Talking about tech as if it exists outside the context that surrounds it is like talking about farming without considering who it feeds. Sure you can totally do that, but let’s not talk about why that silo of oats is rotting when there are hungry people out there. Peril, etc.
- alpha_squared 1y ago
  > The old 90s tech magazines like CPU magazine or PC World come to mind Not to be too facetious, but, where -- uh -- are those magazines today? The internet changed things. Being that hyper-focused on a topic makes for building a good niche, but maybe not a good business.
  - Legend2440 1y ago
    Where are any magazines today? Journalism is struggling across the board. This kind of content is still out there, but it’s more on youtube or hackaday or maybe TomsHardware.