According to this actuarial table from the US government, for a male age 93-101, the probability of dying in any given year varies from 25% (low end) to 40% (high end). Note that it's a number that only goes in one direction - up.
It is titled "Why I am stepping down" and then, to the best I can tell, only gives this as a reason: "But the time is right for me to take on different roles". In short, corporate-speak for "I'm not going to tell you why, but I'm going to pretend that I am".
It blows my mind that he's willing to complain about "elites". Does he genuinely not consider himself part of the "elite"? He owns most of the world's media and a sizable chunk of the planet's wealth.
What else could he need to consider himself elite?
He absolutely is part of the elite as are basically everyone he associates with. In my experience when conservatives (rich or poor) start complaining about "the elites" they're almost always talking about Democrats and not always the rich Democrats. I'd bet that if polled a sizable chunk of conservatives in America wouldn't consider Trump to be one of the elites.
When Republicans refer to "Elites" it is short for "Coastal Elites", think overeducated upper middle class person with a lot of opinions and ideas for "simple" things that could be changed to "make the world a better place".
There is another brand of elite on the Republican side that I'm not sure there is a name for as evocative as "Coastal elite". There is "Religious elite" and maybe "Business elite" (but this group sometimes can be categorized as coastal elite)?
> Most of the media is in cahoots with those elites, peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth.
In this context of a conspiracy to control the media as a stepping-stone to control political systems, the word "elites" is a dogwhistle to deniably say "jews".
> Does he genuinely not consider himself part of the "elite"?
You are imagining said """elite""" as being one single group, whereas the view presented is that of some powerful parties and agents which are countered by other reactive forces.
“My father firmly believed in freedom, and Lachlan is absolutely committed to the cause. Self-serving bureaucracies are seeking to silence those who would question their provenance and purpose. Elites have open contempt for those who are not members of their rarefied class. Most of the media is in cahoots with those elites, peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth.”
I would say the lack of self-awareness is astonishing but as is the usual case with reactionaries, this is pure projection.
Either he has 0 self awareness, has gone complete senile , or he is at the top of cow dung pushers.I tend to think he is at top of the dung pushing business.
"Most of the media is in cahoots with those elites, peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth," says the billionaire who has been supporting another billionaire's political career since 2015, with very little regard for the truth.
HN mods occasionally do this to reduce the extent to which people are responding off the title alone rather than the substance of the article, particularly in the case . This is especially so in the case of highly polarising topics, or people, as here, which tend to give rise to "title fever".
I don't necessarily agree with this, either generally or in specific instances, but I understand the rationale.
This reads like a love letter to shareholders; of which, I am not. The reason i say this? love em or hate em: Murdoch leaving the helm means fiscal uncertainty for shareholders. I wish him and everyone else well (of course i always have so this comment is as much drivel as the "news" article)
> Most of the media is in cahoots with those elites, peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth.
Bitch, please. You're a multibillionaire who started a disinformation network that's been banned in several western nations (including your home country) due to blatantly pushing bullshit. Your very same network has argued in court (and won!) that no sane person should believe anything your most watched presenter says because it's so blatantly wrong that nobody with a brain would think he's correct. Your network was started so that the GOP could get their talking points in ("the thinking is done for you") so a repeat of Nixon could never happen again. Your network just got slapped down in court to the tune of $750 million USD because it knowingly pushed lies and falsehoods about the US 2020 presidential election.
You are the epitome of the elites you complain about. Take your billions and kindly fuck off.
The truth is that you're a megalomaniac prick who is solely responsible for the brainwashing that has killed millions, and destroyed tens of millions of families by purposely dividing the USA with your half-truths, your lies, and your dog-whistle pandering.
>destroyed tens of millions of families by purposely dividing the USA with your half-truths, your lies, and your dog-whistle pandering
This makes it sound like there are two sides, where one side is smart and is never fooled by propaganda, and the other side is easily gulled by flashy TV effects.
> This makes it sound like there are two sides, where one side is smart and is never fooled by propaganda, and the other side is easily gulled by flashy TV effects.
I think you're reading a bit more into the comment than the author put into it.
Not sure how else to read it. The implication was that Murdoch divided families, and that he used deception to do it, and they were dumb or foolish enough to fall for it.
I get the anger at Murdoch. I just wonder why the same anger isn't directed at other half dozen TV news outlets that are equally untrustworthy.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 237 ms ] threadis he really in good health?
He was in relatively poor health even before getting COVID. It’s been a downward slide since
According to this actuarial table from the US government, for a male age 93-101, the probability of dying in any given year varies from 25% (low end) to 40% (high end). Note that it's a number that only goes in one direction - up.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html
What else could he need to consider himself elite?
These unfathomably rich people pointing their fingers at the comfortable middle-class and calling _them_ the elite.
There is another brand of elite on the Republican side that I'm not sure there is a name for as evocative as "Coastal elite". There is "Religious elite" and maybe "Business elite" (but this group sometimes can be categorized as coastal elite)?
Something like "If we just got rid of all the regulation, the free market would be able to solve all of our problems"?
Also I'm aware you somehow took offense to me explaining what "coastal elite" means.
In this context of a conspiracy to control the media as a stepping-stone to control political systems, the word "elites" is a dogwhistle to deniably say "jews".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitic_trope#:~:text=one%...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)
You are imagining said """elite""" as being one single group, whereas the view presented is that of some powerful parties and agents which are countered by other reactive forces.
I would say the lack of self-awareness is astonishing but as is the usual case with reactionaries, this is pure projection.
Either he has 0 self awareness, has gone complete senile , or he is at the top of cow dung pushers.I tend to think he is at top of the dung pushing business.
I don't necessarily agree with this, either generally or in specific instances, but I understand the rationale.
See:
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21622388>
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23555000>
"Title fever" generally: <https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...>
But bdcravens is right, the submitter included the name, and it was later removed.
Bitch, please. You're a multibillionaire who started a disinformation network that's been banned in several western nations (including your home country) due to blatantly pushing bullshit. Your very same network has argued in court (and won!) that no sane person should believe anything your most watched presenter says because it's so blatantly wrong that nobody with a brain would think he's correct. Your network was started so that the GOP could get their talking points in ("the thinking is done for you") so a repeat of Nixon could never happen again. Your network just got slapped down in court to the tune of $750 million USD because it knowingly pushed lies and falsehoods about the US 2020 presidential election.
You are the epitome of the elites you complain about. Take your billions and kindly fuck off.
The truth is that you're a megalomaniac prick who is solely responsible for the brainwashing that has killed millions, and destroyed tens of millions of families by purposely dividing the USA with your half-truths, your lies, and your dog-whistle pandering.
This makes it sound like there are two sides, where one side is smart and is never fooled by propaganda, and the other side is easily gulled by flashy TV effects.
I think you're reading a bit more into the comment than the author put into it.
I get the anger at Murdoch. I just wonder why the same anger isn't directed at other half dozen TV news outlets that are equally untrustworthy.
Why? And what do you mean with "«rather pointed»"?