Push vs. Pull
I was thinking the other day.
Shocking, I know. Fortunately, nothing much came of it.
But I realized that in high school, when I read comics in the newspaper that were selected by an editor (probably a middle-aged dude trying desperately not to lose his audience of Midwestern retirees – how’s that working out for you, old media?), I read maybe a half-dozen strips every morning. The rest just weren’t funny or interesting. Some of the ones I read weren’t funny or interesting most of the time, but once every two or three weeks they came through.
Now, using Google reader and a handful of bookmarks and acting as my own gatekeeper, I read a few dozen strips every day. Well, not on weekends, but so it goes. And these strips are great – the ratio of funny/interesting to not has been reversed since the days when I was captive to the newspaper.
I guess what I’m trying to say here is, I love the Internet.
Trope of the Day: Badass Bookworm – you’ve got to love a trope that includes both Giles from Buffy and Dexter Morgan.