David Burge is just a guy on the Internet who enjoys talking about cars.
He also frequently remarks on the news of the day, and is known to comment on political issues. He even used to blog. All in all, he is a fairly interesting fellow who has a decent following on social media.
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Then there’s Princeton professor Sam Wang, who once ate a bug on television.
Wang scolded Burge this weekend because Burge was tweeting about cars instead of President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries.
“Glad to see brave conservatives face up to a Constitutional crisis with … Sunday car talk,” the Princeton data scientist said on social media.
Burge was not pleased to have received a scolding from a random bug-eater.
“I’ll tweet about what I please, you twat,” said the classic car enthusiast.
Wang responded, “It’s okay. It is an understandable impulse when your side is doing something shameful. You are following the lead of Sen. Grassley, silent, like you. Nebraska senator, Sasse, is braver.”
Okay, this is the part where we pause to reflect on the fact that Wang, who is a regular guest on cable and network television news shows, and whose frequent political prognostications are the reason why he ate an insect on television, tried to shame a total stranger on the Internet for not talking about a certain thing.
Wang also compared Burge to a sitting U.S. senator. What in the world is he even on about?
The Daily Caller’s Betsy Rothstein said of the bizarre moment, “Winner of the Twitter fight: Burge. He comes in with the funnier remarks. He swears. And he’s right. He’s not a senator. He also doesn’t brag about himself like Wang.”
The entire episode is good reminder that you shouldn’t reprimand strangers on the Internet because they’re not talking about things you think are important. It’s weird and it makes you look like a jerk.
