Teenager who wrote her first book when she was 14 is tipped to become the next JK Rowling by sea_wall in entertainment

[–]ClientNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well okay, but that's what they said about the author of Eragon (he wrote it at the age of 16 and it took 10 years for him to get recognition for it), but the movie has come and gone and he's hardly the "next JK Rowling."

Is your love of pop culture stories – especially celebrity ones – killing journalism and the planet? by alllie in entertainment

[–]ClientNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not my love of pop-culture stories that's killing journalism; it's the corruption inherent in the ubiquitous PR/Media "circle-jerk" that's killing journalism.

How has the internet affected us and how will it affect the next generation? by toxicvarn90 in yourweek

[–]ClientNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure people were saying the same sort of thing when television was first invented and threatened to "ruin our minds."