Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Complaints

Re:Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Compla... by giggles_giggles on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:26PM (#23197009)

Maybe I'm stupid but could someone enlighten me as to what "intellectual tourism" might mean? Is that like, a normal person pretending to be intellectual, or is it like browsing Wikipedia with no specific purpose except for the brain snacks? I can't even tell if that's an insult to Joe Rogan or not.

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Re:Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Compla... by _jal on Friday May 15, 2020 @06:51PM (#23198444)

Agree with the other poster, not an insult at all. Think pop-science books or discussing Mayan art over beers.

I'd personally be thrilled if more people were intellectual tourists. In my professional technical life, I'd far rather talk to people with a superficial understanding than people who's mental model is part TV-hackers, part magic.

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Re:Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Compla... by vulcan01 on Friday May 15, 2020 @06:06PM (#23198069)

I don't think it's meant to be an insult. The way I interpret it, "intellectual tourism" means looking at / listening to "intellectual" topics, but only in a cursory manner with little deep conversation.

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Re:Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Compla... by wnevets on Saturday May 16, 2020 @01:00AM (#23200620)

Have you ever seen that episode of The Office where the boss comes back from vacation to Jamaica? I see it as that but for wanting to sound smart and intellectual.

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