148! The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

When it comes to digital vigilanteism, what ultimate wages will we have to pay? And how do you feel about mediocrity? [25:37]

This week, Aaron, Joey and Jess talk about rousing public attention, the celebrity amplification effect, the undercurrent of distrust in justice, the fear of being medium, a refrain of the Impressionist problem, and wrestling with workism. They don’t talk about what are party pants.

references

• How Discover Magazine compares the earth to a billiard ball (micro-corrections department: it does depend on how you define smoothness) but also comparing earth to a bowling ball

• The cost of wrongful accusation in the Boston Marathon bombing

• Documentary blitz: "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" about Michelle McNamara on HBO Max, "Surviving R. Kelly" is available on Netflix, Hulu, and LIfetime. "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" on HBO Max and Hulu, the NYTimes's "Framing Britney Spears", "Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer" on Netflix.

• The New York Times on the Gabby Petito saga

• On collective action problems

• NYTimes: Terry Gross's ingenious "Tell Me About Yourself" and other tips for having good conversation