The Ministry approach to tech journalism

When I was younger and angrier, I listened to a lot of pissed-off music. I still have a lot of that music, and I’ve ripped some of it into iTunes.

The other day, Ministry’s song “TV II” from the seminal “Psalm 69” album came up during a workout.

After it finished, it occurred to me that the first four lines basically sum up all of tech journalism.

1. “Tell me something I don’t know.” (News)
2. “Show me something I can use.” (Reviews,  hands-on)
3. “Push the button.” (Trolls, rants)
4. “Connect the goddamn dots.” (Analysis)

(Actually, these aren’t the exact lines — he says “can’t use” in the second case. But they’re the lines I’ve always heard.)

The repeated line “You’re lying through your teeth!” is also true way too often. Sadly.

Here’s the song: