Only a Matter Of Time
04/Thu/2009 11:01 Filed in: General Comments
I assumed it would only be a (short) matter of time before cynical blogs surfaced suggesting the Boyle rocket ride to fame was scripted. I have not been disappointed.
John C. Dvorak at Dvorak.org has posted “The fix is in. Let’s be real here.” For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Dvorak, a.k.a. the Cranky Geek, he is a well know writer traditionally focusing on technology whose career now seems be almost completely dependent on his image as a Doubting Thomas and curmudgeon.
Even if we accept his claim the show was a setup, the reality remains that it was Susan’s performance and persona along with the reach and power of the Internet that made the “fix” possible.
I can and have often played the role of curmudgeon and pessimist, and am familiar with the elitist buzz you can feel when taking that stance. However, until proven otherwise, I prefer to adopt the view that the Internet makes over night success, without the fix suggested by our cranky Mr. Dvorak, possible and indeed inevitable if the story rings as true as did the Boyle performance.
John C. Dvorak at Dvorak.org has posted “The fix is in. Let’s be real here.” For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Dvorak, a.k.a. the Cranky Geek, he is a well know writer traditionally focusing on technology whose career now seems be almost completely dependent on his image as a Doubting Thomas and curmudgeon.
Even if we accept his claim the show was a setup, the reality remains that it was Susan’s performance and persona along with the reach and power of the Internet that made the “fix” possible.
I can and have often played the role of curmudgeon and pessimist, and am familiar with the elitist buzz you can feel when taking that stance. However, until proven otherwise, I prefer to adopt the view that the Internet makes over night success, without the fix suggested by our cranky Mr. Dvorak, possible and indeed inevitable if the story rings as true as did the Boyle performance.
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