The Reality-Based Community? Part XXXIXThe Gannongate story
continues to get weirder:
If you have the time to read a few hundred Web postings, you will see how Johnny Gosch and Jeff Gannon, two completely unrelated individuals, became the same person on the Web. The way the theory developed says much about the anything-goes nature of the blogosphere and self-proclaimed reporters on the Internet, who seem to find accuracy and proof a nuisance in uncovering fantastical conspiracies.That sounds a little harsh on the blogosphere, but in this case the writer is 100% correct. Note as well that the story is placed in the "recreation" section; given that the lefty bloggers are recreating reality that seems very apt.