Compare Doctorow to somebody like Clay Shirky, as I did. The one essentially uses his popular "interesting links" blog to give his uninformed opinion on things. (It's not a completely awful opinion, but it's certainly uninformed.) The other does pretty extensive research, writes some fascinating pieces and writes them well, and, because he's not the editor of a pop blog, doesn't get nearly as much attention as Doctorow.
That's what bugs me. Doctorow is certainly a Paris Hilton: he does things for attention and he uses that attention to do things he couldn't do otherwise. That doesn't make him stupid (nor do I think Paris Hilton is particularly stupid, though she certainly plays the part): it just makes him somebody who doesn't deserve the box he gets.
That's what bugs me. Doctorow is certainly a Paris Hilton: he does things for attention and he uses that attention to do things he couldn't do otherwise. That doesn't make him stupid (nor do I think Paris Hilton is particularly stupid, though she certainly plays the part): it just makes him somebody who doesn't deserve the box he gets.