"elitist bad-ass-A-list-bloggers"
It's funny because it's true: "elitist bad-ass-A-list-bloggers exclusive event"
Of course, it's humor. Hyperbole. Exaggeration. It's very amusing.
But ...
There's something deep there, as to why it's funny.
Dave Winer replied:
Having even one elitist meetup spoils the whole thing, imho. It makes people who aren't invited feel bad. I know because I feel that way about it (even though I was invited).
There is a A-List. Then what?
Acknowledge its exclusivity, but self-deprecatingly?
Try not to flaunt it, aw-shucks, etc?
That's the underlying tension, of which the joke and reaction is a reflection.
That is, "superrich vast-right-wing-conspiracy cabal" versus "every person is a unique and special snowflake". By Seth Finkelstein | posted in cyberblather | on April 16, 2004 11:59 PM (Infothought permalink) | Followups
Seth: wanted to stop by and offer some moral support ... there's much more company on the Z-list anyway, and the people are more fun to get drunk with.
It's interesting that in a google search for "A-List Blogger", the 12th result is a link to the comments of an Infothought post.
Any party w/o Bartcop isn't worth crashing.
Drew: Given the infamous results of the Google search for "Jew", I wouldn't read too much into that :-)
Maybe I should type A-List Jew" into my google toolbar search box. Nah, I just don't care. And, worse yet, I might end up at that revolting sight that caused all the uproar in the first place.
--dfl