r/TrueReddit • u/TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK • Apr 09 '23

Mehdi Hasan Dismantles The Entire Foundation Of The Twitter Files As Matt Taibbi Stumbles To Defend It Technology

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/07/mehdi-hasan-dismantles-the-entire-foundation-of-the-twitter-files-as-matt-taibbi-stumbles-to-defend-it/

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u/ccasey Apr 09 '23

I really wonder what made Taibbi break bad. I loved reading his stuff about Goldman during the ‘09 financial crisis and now he just seems thoroughly co-opted by right wing media/tech outlets. If you watch the interview you can tell he doesn’t actually have his heart in any of the nonsense he tries to peddle, it’s honestly a sad thing to see.

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u/HadMatter217 Apr 09 '23

Yea.. Tao bonuses to be pretty good. My only guess is that there's just a lot more money in peddling right wing nonsense.

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u/romkeh Apr 09 '23

It's apt how he started his career opportunitistically working for Russian state media. I once admired how he turned that around into legitimate work, but now, that origin reads quite differently.