Gordon Hotchkiss

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• Sarcastic Much? in Media Insider on 05/24/2022
  

  I fear the death of sarcasm is nigh. That would be a shame, since sarcasm can be a useful way to examine hot-button issues more objectively.

• Using Science For Selling? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No in Media Insider on 05/17/2022
  

  Introducing science into the marketing process may be like having Bill Nye the Science Guy teach you about quantum physics during Saturday cuddle time.

• A Few Words On Memories in Media Insider on 05/10/2022
  

  What will the essence of childhood remembrance be for those born today? They will leave a huge digital dust trail.

• Why Outre Is Now En Vogue in Media Insider on 05/03/2022
  

  Outrage -- or, as the French say, "outre" -- sells. The more outrageous it is, the better it seems to work on social media.

• Sensationalizing Scam Culture in Media Insider on 04/26/2022
  

  It's a culture that's very much at home in Silicon Valley, where the example of Niccolo Machiavelli has gone from being a cautionary tale to a how-to manual.

• Don't Be Too Quick To Dismiss The Metaverse in Media Insider on 04/19/2022
  

  We're moving toward a world where technology is so seamlessly entwined with our reality that it alters our experiences without us even being aware of it.

• I Am Generation Jones in Media Insider on 04/12/2022
  

  I was born in 1961. I always thought that technically made me a baby boomer. But I recently discovered that I am, in fact, part of Generation Jones.

• Making Time For Quadrant Two in Media Insider on 04/05/2022
  

  Matters in quadrant two are "important but not urgent." It's here where long-term planning and strategy live -- and we mostly ignore it.

• The News Cycle, Our Attention Span -- And That Oscar Slap in Media Insider on 03/29/2022
  

  We -- as news consumers -- are the ones that continually ignore the stories that matter in favor of gossipy tidbits. The slap is just the latest example of this.

• Pursuing A Plastic Perfection in Media Insider on 03/22/2022
  

  If we can't control our world, perhaps our locus of control becomes narrowed to the point where the only thing left is our own appearance.

Comments by Gordon All comments by Gordon

• Sarcastic Much? by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 05/24/2022)
  

  John - just click the link to John Cleese's tweet and you'll find the video of Noah

• I Am Generation Jones by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 04/12/2022)
  

  Next step - a group therapy session for all the Jonesers out there!

• The Joe Rogan Experiment In Ethical Consumerism by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 02/08/2022)
  

  Marion - I hope you're right. I have also seen that in my own children. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

• Don't Be Too Quick To Dismiss The Metaverse by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 02/01/2022)
  

  Maarten - agreed. We don't so much disagree as we are looking at the same example with two different timelines in mind. 

• Social Media Snakes On a Plane by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 01/18/2022)
  

  Not sure about the IQ, but our collective sense of entitlement dropped marginally. 

• I Was SO Wrong In 1996... by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 01/04/2022)
  

  Thanks Ken!

• Moving Beyond Willful Ignorance by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/05/2021)
  

  Thanks Marion, Dan and Ed for you very interesting perspectives. Yes, there are many factors at play here and the move away from "we" to "me" is a big piece of this. I guess my original point was that we can navel gaze as to what got us here, but we have to accept that it is what it is and find a way to be able to continue to function as a sustainable society without it killing us. Like Ed said, it certainly seems like a tough situation to solve, but we have to start thinking along those lines given what we have to deal with. I find that a good place to start is to be realistic about what our evolutionary underpinnings are and then find a way forward based on that.

• Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/10/2020)
  

  Tom - as mentioned in the column, exactly the opposite is actually happening. I am constantly amazed by how Americans stick with an obviously broken system and wilfully ignore other examples that are working much more successfully. I think you missed the entire jist of the column.

• Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/10/2020)
  

  Dear Ben - I think your knee might be jerking.

• Why Free News Is (Usually) Bad News by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/26/2020)
  

  Great question James. Acccording to Ad Fontes, broadcast news is less biased than online platforms. Also, something I didn't get into -  news from public broadcasters (PBS, NPR, BBC in UK and CBC in Canada) is the least biased. 

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