07-16-2014, 04:21 PM
(07-16-2014, 01:09 PM)Redrum link Wrote:in front of the world, we find out someone already did. Turns out the magic word "tech" was the same as "sic 'em!!" to the author of the "F*** Stanford" piece.Â
http://pando.com/2013/12/26/look-whos-gawking-inside-nick-dentons-phony-hypocritical-class-war-against-tech-workers/
Scroll down to the paragraph reading : "All of it which makes it twice as disgusting to see a putrid, but highly visible subset of the technology press trying to co-opt the sincere anger of Bay Area workers and spin it into disingenuous, smug faux-classbaiting horseshit, for pageviews and cash bonuses..." and go on from there to get a background on author Biddle.
Folks might also find this of interest.
Quote:Biddle gained entry to the prestigious Johns Hopkins university with no help whatsoever from his own father, the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and Johns Hopkins lecturer Wayne Biddle. In case the nepotism wasnt obnoxious enough for his classmates, Biddle promptly joined the Delta Phi fraternity at which, Wikipedia tells us
  Controversy exists to a perceived exclusivity in the selection criteria. It is generally regarded that wealth is a factor as almost all members are from affluent backgrounds.
One of Biddles former classmates put it in simpler terms: Delta Phi is a club you could only join if you have rich parents.
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000
