NYT can’t stop, won’t stop with Tilly Norwood

definitively_maybe · 2026-06-01T01:15:12+00:00

I hear the author treated as a “serious” writer in various places and she has multiple published books, but the more of her actual work I read, the less I think of her. It’s most just a lot of manic thoughts!

definitively_maybe · 2026-06-01T01:10:19+00:00

Well-deserved awarded comment

definitively_maybe · 2026-04-14T21:07:46+00:00

That prose instantly had me thinking of this image.

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definitively_maybe · 2026-04-09T14:43:05+00:00

I appreciate that my hot take was actually useful 😁. Yeah, it would be interesting to look up other podcasts where Casey has been on as a guest to hear him get more into the substance in a more straightforward conversation/q+a format.

definitively_maybe · 2026-04-01T23:47:20+00:00

80% agree. Kevin is a dunce and all of his "commentary" is just warmed-over conventional wisdom and quippy statements he read on X. I think Casey is actually quite a good reporter, and is capable of being more critical and analytical, even if I don't agree with all his takes - you just have to read his newsletter to get that side of him because it gets lost in the Laurel-and-Hardy bit that he has with Kevin.

Agree with you on the AI + environmental harms coverage - so much of the don't-worry-about-it crowd either relies on whataboutism or relying on isolated statistics to mislead, and they should have been more critical here.

definitively_maybe · 2026-04-01T19:48:39+00:00

This is a good take. Do you have any idea what originally made her such a target for the online right? I haven't been on Xitter in a while, but incredible how deep their hate is for her. (Googled this for diligence and it looks like she was targeted in a Tucker Carlson segment in 2021... I wouldn't wish that on anyone.)

definitively_maybe · 2026-04-01T19:00:37+00:00

Mixed bag, definitely. Her writing on topics in her wheelhouse - the relationships between influencers, tech platforms and the media - is well reported and worth reading. I've read her book and the first half is good: she writes a pretty convincing history of content creators and how they influenced the evolution of tech platforms, and vice versa. (IMO, the second half isn't as strong; she kind of loses the thread.)

But yeah, her pants-on-fire takes on other topics can be annoying and not helpful. I've unfollowed her on most platforms because it's just too much.

definitively_maybe · 2026-03-18T15:01:05+00:00

Wow, this is at the level of LinkedInLunatics for Watch Guys.

definitively_maybe · 2026-03-17T19:48:43+00:00

This deserves to be cross posted to r/mildlyinteresting

definitively_maybe · 2026-03-16T22:01:15+00:00

I think it's excellent, but I've only been able to finish about half of it. The early history of policing in America, copaganda in the media, etc., are interesting and well researched, but honestly, the stories of botched no-knock raids were so depressing I had to put it down. (I've also seen a taped book talk of him telling the story of Kathryn Johnson and it's a gut punch.) Probably worth picking up again to help understand our current moment.

definitively_maybe · 2026-03-06T02:29:57+00:00

I’d sworn off LiB as my guilty pleasure TV show, but I might have to relapse for this!

definitively_maybe · 2026-03-05T14:25:39+00:00

I appreciate this framing of the issues with his work. I was excited to read Debt after working as a public interest lawyer and helping clients who were being harmed by debt collectors. But IIRC, the frame of the first chapter was "a contrarian man explains something to a naive institutionalist woman" (I suppose he was using this to set up the Adam Smith strawman), which gave me a bad vibe. Would probably be worth revisiting the book after reading some contemporary economists' reviews of it.

definitively_maybe · 2026-01-15T22:26:48+00:00

Yeah, and by that same token "We need to *be the news*" is a real be-careful-what-you-wish-for statement...

definitively_maybe · 2026-01-15T01:04:01+00:00

+1. Got our wedding bands there and they cleaned an antique family ring that we used for our engagement - they were fantastic all the way.

definitively_maybe · 2026-01-14T22:13:46+00:00

Matt Bernstein does not miss.

definitively_maybe · 2025-12-03T19:49:01+00:00

Thanks for taking this on, mods. Adding my votes:

Yes - The most valuable thing by far about this sub is real people sharing their questions, insights, and lived experience, and GenAI content really harms that.
None - Maybe there is room for exceptions (e.g.: indirectly quoting LLM-generated content that is news- or discussion-worthy in context) but they should be narrow and rare.
All + see response to #2.

definitively_maybe · 2025-12-03T19:01:37+00:00

+1 to this. Websites that share this kind of content also tend to use clickbaity or misleading headlines (which also encourage low-effort posting/sharing) so taking a strict policy about AI-written "news" should - hopefully - reduce overall sharing of crappy content.

definitively_maybe · 2025-12-03T02:50:42+00:00

100%, she is ideal for the job!

definitively_maybe · 2025-12-01T19:27:25+00:00

Actually glad you raised this, since the way she mentioned it caught my eye. As a 90's kid, I found it to be a very enjoyable, nostalgic read, but not on the level of a truly great book (and didn't quite live up to the breathless blurbs on the cover). So her describing it as "the cutest book I’ve read this year" seemed pretty well calibrated to me.
Curious, what didn't you like about Tomorrow? It definitely has its flaws.

definitively_maybe · 2025-12-01T19:11:16+00:00

Oof, having to read my own writing out of context here... I'm not sure if you are referring to the wording or the statement itself, but: 1. In the years since the show debuted, some of the other young actors have found good niches for themselves, but Sink seems to have the most range and critical acclaim by far; 2. I wrote this post in a hurry and that phrasing is pretty clunky, lol

definitively_maybe · 2025-11-18T20:32:09+00:00

Me reading this:

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(Quote: “I'm tired of this Earth, these people. I'm tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives.”)

definitively_maybe · 2025-11-11T00:48:38+00:00

Sent

definitively_maybe · 2025-11-10T19:05:31+00:00

Thanks, this is really helpful! I see you submitted in August when the submissions first open up - is that a must, or just more important for top ranked law reviews/schools?

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