davids
Player Valuation: £70m
Part of an interesting piece in Harpers.
"The revelations of Operation Overshare have only just begun. Thus far our national security journalists have gotten some great stories, even if their breathless copy sometimes reads as fan fiction. Our spymasters have helped restore some of their credibility amid widespread public mistrust. And our politicians, much like Putin, have found a way to distract us from their policy failures back home.
In the absence of a diplomatic solution, Ukrainians are left to fight for themselves, with only their phones and social media to record their fate. This might help with the whole transparency show, and will delight ambulance chasers in the international media and human rights industry, but it won’t be enough to keep them safe. Just like oversharing on the internet, Ukrainians might conclude, Western non-diplomacy sprang from deep-seated narcissism and a need for validation, a compensation for feelings of inadequacy. Its only perceptible effect may have been to wind everyone up".
"The revelations of Operation Overshare have only just begun. Thus far our national security journalists have gotten some great stories, even if their breathless copy sometimes reads as fan fiction. Our spymasters have helped restore some of their credibility amid widespread public mistrust. And our politicians, much like Putin, have found a way to distract us from their policy failures back home.
In the absence of a diplomatic solution, Ukrainians are left to fight for themselves, with only their phones and social media to record their fate. This might help with the whole transparency show, and will delight ambulance chasers in the international media and human rights industry, but it won’t be enough to keep them safe. Just like oversharing on the internet, Ukrainians might conclude, Western non-diplomacy sprang from deep-seated narcissism and a need for validation, a compensation for feelings of inadequacy. Its only perceptible effect may have been to wind everyone up".
