Hypocrisy 2.0
I realize that satirical newspaper columnists are at a loss for material these days, what with W out of office (say thank you, Jesus!), a democratic Senate, and Sarah Palin safely in Alaska dressing moose and burning books and outlawing condoms. I am sure it’s hard to come up with new things to make fun of, given the circumstances, but Mark Morford’s little diatribe in the Chronicle today really made we wince.
It’s hard to tell exactly who he is sneering at more- people who use web 2.0 technology and social networking, or people who don’t. Obviously, we all have our opinions and he’s welcome to his as much I am to mine. The only kicker is, Mark Morford is ALL OVER Facebook. In fact, with over 3,000 friends, he is what some might call a Facebook whore. He regularly posts his columns to the site and updates his status with sexual innuendos and yogic soundbites, so I have to wonder where he gets the cojones to act so smug and superior.
I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say maybe he meant to also make fun of himself in his column, and it just didn’t come across. This may be a stretch. (OK, it’s definitely a stretch.) For someone who has been a vigilant caller-out of hypocrisy, I think he needs to turn that critical eye a little inward next time he’s desperate for newspaper content.
