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Keith Gessen Did Everything Wrong on the Internet, Someone Besides Us Concludes
The spectacle of a slighted novelist going on a gossip blog and defending themselves in the comments—then starting a nutty Tumblr and throwing a "Take Back the Internet" party—is now referred to as the "Gessen Method" by a Texas publication. They're referring to n+1 editor and first-time novelist Keith Gessen. He has now been branded—much to his chagrin, we're sure—not as the next young literary man but "is an icon—a symbol—a cautionary tale about Internet conflict and the way we deal with it." More »

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Comment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: I would think the best strategy is to have a sense of humor about it and realize that no one 6 Responses | Other threads
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