Just Saying, Is All… | Michael Vick’s Darkest Secret

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Published: October 1, 2009

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... a popular talking point. In the wake of Vick’s return with the Philadelphia Eagles, the blogosphere is brimming with polemics and apologies—which would be happier news if quantity were even loosely correlated to quality.

Curiosity means learning as much as you can.

Intelligence, on the other hand, means learning as much as you should.

I’m not suggesting that the Vick story is unimportant. We read because we care, and the demand for nonstop Vick coverage speaks volumes about our collective values. But more commentary isn’t necessarily better commentary. In a media market where the consumer is always right, there’s no critic who gets paid to tell us when we’ve all got it wrong.

Knowledge is power.

Discretion is virtue.

If you want the real scoop on Vick, you have to tune out every voice that promises to deliver it.

Sports fans thrive on opinion. From experts, from amateurs, from the guy sitting next to us at the bar—we colle...

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