Thinking About Information
Relax, I'm a professional information scientist. Tell me about your America.
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“So, you just won the World Cup, right?”
This is almost like a Christopher Guest movie, or something.
“We like big scoring games!”
I’m having a hard time coming up with a more incongruous scenario. Like, maybe he’s cutting the ribbon at a Walmart grand opening, or being interviewed on stage at the Iowa State Fair, just after the cattle show.
Thierry Henry, one of the great athletes of our time, one of the most successful footballers of all time, a man who at his peak performed feats of sublime skill, strength, and creativity, putting up with this shit at 7am. I’m embarrassed for him not only as an Arsenal fan, as a soccer fan, as a sports fan, as an American, but as a human.
“Did you like those horns, those… what are those called?”
Look, after this, let’s just call it even about the handball thing, ok?
“Have a great season. When does it start, by the way?”
It’s almost like they’re trying to intentionally know nothing about the guy and what he does, to prove their FOXiness. Imagine that.
