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   PaulDavisTheFirst (pauldavisthefirst@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 02:19:25 JST PaulDavisTheFirst

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   • Weyoun 6

   @weyoun6 @inthehands i think it is a mistake to believe that "the NYT allegiance to the aristocracy" is an explanation of the paper's behavior rather than a side-effect. NYT's fundamental commitment is to the status quo - that is, the idea that things are basically OK and just need a bit of fixing around the edges, which dutiful politicians will do after NYT reports on it. Turns out that this committment is functionaliy equivalent to the allegiance you identify, but semantically distinct.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 02:19:25 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Weyoun 6

     @PaulDavisTheFirst @weyoun6
     I think there’s a lot to that.

     I do also think “aristocracy” captures something about the flavor of the NYT in particular, even compared to other very similar news outlets.

     But, to your point: The New Yorker, for example, is also oozing with aristocracy but is on the whole much less invested in the status quo. So…yeah, I think you have a point.