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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by radixdiaboli on Thursday October 16, 2025 @04:45PM (#45610459)
That's some bar moving. In one case we're saying that even if you report garbage, your competitors are going to occupy the niche without you, therefore something something game theory.

But in this other case, well there's just no value to reporting garbage.

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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by 9dev on Thursday October 16, 2025 @04:58PM (#45610585)
Have you ever seen a White House press conference? People scream their questions in the hope of being the loudest, because the president only answers a few. If most of the competition for question time leaves, there’s more time for you to get that juicy soundbite you’re after.
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Re:Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather t... by radixdiaboli on Friday October 17, 2025 @03:43PM (#45621147)
Have you seen a white house press conference lately? It's all just the same talking points. Everyone gets to report on the sound bites. You're choosing to describe these things as if the game theoretics are qualitatively different. Your description is doing more of the work than the game theory.
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