It’s not often we look to a member of Pavement for pearls of wisdom, but here we are. The idea is that repeatedly naming the world’s knuckleheads only makes them stronger. When, on the blog, I criticize an odious politician, a corrosive billionaire, or any other toxic individual making our world a more awful place, I make a point not to mention them by name. You still know who I’m talking about — it’s not difficult to make it obvious. (I guess on Twitter, that’s called a ‘subtweet.’) But naming directs attention and gives pleasure to power-hungry narcissists and, when done by enough people, thrusts them into ‘trending topic’ infamy. That’s the point. Don’t give in. Criticize as much as you feel necessary, but only lend power to someone’s wretched name if you absolutely have to.
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