Comment by 3abiton
9 hours ago
> They’re at this level because the editors have always had low standers.
It's not just Ars Technica. I would go as far as saying the big majority. I work at the biggest alliance of public service media in EU, and my role required me to interact with editors. I often do not like painting with broad brush, but I am yet to meet a humble editor yet. They approach everything with a "I know better than anyone else" attitude. Probably the "public" aspect of the media, but I woupd argue it's editorial aspect too. The rest of the staff are often very nice and down to earth.
> but I am yet to meet a humble editor yet. They approach everything with a "I know better than anyone else" attitude.
They're like "UX experts" in software. One does UX for software, the other does UX for text. Same attitude problems, from the way you describe it. If the expert in something so subjectively judged is seen to be conceding anything, that might undermine their perceived expertise. Any push back is interpreted as somebody challenging their career.
> Any push back is interpreted as somebody challenging their career.
I mean, yes, this happens quite a bit, especially with egotistical people.
But to play devils advocate they do have to deal with a massive fuckload of bullshit asymmetry where people dumber than rocks spew forth a never ending stream of stupid crap with the authority of an LLM.
<< They approach everything with a "I know better than anyone else" attitude.
My charitable read is that if one has to interact with the public, one naturally develops an understanding of what is wrong with it.