Thanks for sharing. I've been thinking of creating a non-revenue online guide to my new city, Lyon, France, but I've been concerned that I'd only be feeding the AI machine.
Excuse me for veering off topic but I saw this, was intrigued (I used to live in Lyon), browsed some of your previous comments here, saw the book Carmilla, which I'd never heard of, and am very happy. I will be reading J. S. Le Fanu, and am stunned to learn of him. Cheers!
"the level of popular education is actually declining. What opinions the masses hold, or do not hold, is looked on as a matter of indifference. They can be granted intellectual liberty because they have no intellect."
After reading this one-sided article, I checked out the rest of the website. Sadly I did not find evidence to support their statement that they "have no allegiance to any political party or tradition." And this article is a prime example. Ever since the right discovered that Wikimedia makes donations to "social justice" groups, they've been gunning for it. This hit piece is one of many.
The parent is suggesting that Unherd doesn't fulfill their own claim (the quote), and whatever that implies on this topic (hypocrisy, dishonesty, whatever). They don't imply what you suggested.
either way it’s an unsubstantiated ad hominem attack, not even addressing the substance of the article but rather inferring the author’s are on “the right” and therefore it’s a “hit piece” and dismisses it immediately. The grandparent is taking a political stance
Gunning for it? I donated and then click the “I donated stop bothering me” button on mobile and it says “great we won’t bother you for a week”. I’m never donating again as they can’t even respect the donors. They don’t need the money either and now I feel twice the fool. Don’t fool me a third time. Donate the money to a charity that feeds the poor. I hope people continue to hammer them for their poor behavior
I haven’t checked the website or who is behind it, I came to the same conclusion that donations to WMF do not actually benefit the operation of that website a couple years ago and stopped all my donations.
I feel it is dishonest to request donations this aggressively and painting it like the website might shut down otherwise, which is not true.
Finance whatever groups you want with that money, but don’t make it look it it would benefit the website - But please, explain to me, why should I start donating again, maybe there is a factual error in the article or my own research? Or is all you come up with really just “something something the right”?
It's not very surprisingly that it got a real political bias:
>UnHerd was founded in 2017 by the billionaire hedge fund manager Sir Paul Marshall as its owner and publisher and conservative British political activist Tim Montgomerie as its editor
The only "left-leaning" political people they invite are either saying similar statements to what the conservatives says (no to LGBT, no to abortion or no to feminism) or it's the kind of radical and divisive left leaning person that is just a useful idiot to the conservative (such as leftists who claim anyone who doesn't follow their belief is somehow a paid shill).
I have a potted miniature lime tree that spends 8 months of the year outdoors and the NYC winter indoors. It's easy to maintain and every year it produces more limes. This year I got at least 30. They taste unbelievable especially versus store purchased. Highly recommended.
