It could be. But keep in mind this highly enlightening content can ONLY exist in a vast ocean of online garbage fiercely tuned via algorithm to gin up the most horrid reactions. Both Brand and Taibbi allude briefly to this situation.

Personally, I believe both the old model of media and the new digital environment need to go away. On balance, the internet itself has proved to be societal poison. And I say that even though I'd deeply miss these two guys, as well as a few others.