…care about are interacting with gutters and ladders, I stay very alert, and strive for "zero idealistic thoughts". And - this sad state of affairs is nothing new. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, The Brass Check, and other works (about the deep and systematic moral failings of corporations, journalists, etc.) over a century ago.
That's a long time. Some things have been around longer: brothel tokens date from the 1st century to the early 1900's. Roman brothel tokens were used in London, and Upton Sinclair wrote about 'brass check' tokens used in his youth (1919).
He wrote the intro to the republished edition of The Brass Check believe it or not. (But to address your other point, it may be. Chomsky's media criticism focusing heavily on this)
没错！这是他 1919 年的书《黄铜支票：美国新闻业研究》，同样是自费出版，同样感谢 Internet Archive：https://archive.org/details/cu31924026364251/page/n3/mode/2u...
Yes! Here is his 1919 book The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism, also self-published and also courtesy of the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/cu31924026364251/page/n3/mode/2u...
……在乎的东西是在和下水道与梯子打交道时，我就会保持高度警惕，努力做到“零理想主义想法”。而且——这种可悲的现状并不是什么新鲜事。厄普顿·辛克莱在一个多世纪前就写了《屠场》、《黄铜支票》（The Brass Check）等作品（揭露企业、记者等在道德上的深刻和系统性败坏）。
…care about are interacting with gutters and ladders, I stay very alert, and strive for "zero idealistic thoughts". And - this sad state of affairs is nothing new. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, The Brass Check, and other works (about the deep and systematic moral failings of corporations, journalists, etc.) over a century ago.
那是挺久的了。有些东西的历史甚至更长：妓院代币从公元 1 世纪一直存在到 1900 年代初。罗马的妓院代币曾在伦敦使用，而厄普顿·辛克莱也写过他年轻时（1919年）使用过的“黄铜代币”（brass check）。
That's a long time. Some things have been around longer: brothel tokens date from the 1st century to the early 1900's. Roman brothel tokens were used in London, and Upton Sinclair wrote about 'brass check' tokens used in his youth (1919).
不管你信不信，他给重印版的《黄铜支票》写了导言。（不过回到你的另一个观点，可能确实如此。乔姆斯基的媒体批评重点就在这上面）
He wrote the intro to the republished edition of The Brass Check believe it or not. (But to address your other point, it may be. Chomsky's media criticism focusing heavily on this)
没错！这是他 1919 年的书《黄铜支票：美国新闻业研究》，同样是自费出版，同样感谢 Internet Archive：https://archive.org/details/cu31924026364251/page/n3/mode/2u...
Yes! Here is his 1919 book The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism, also self-published and also courtesy of the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/cu31924026364251/page/n3/mode/2u...