Brownstoner would be nuts not to be happy about his New York Magazine cover story. Still, he wishes the writer had focused on some of the more positive aspects of the culture over there. Here’s an excerpt from Mr. B’s reaction:

Our only major gripe was that it played up the importance of one
egomaniacal commenter over some of the more constructive aspects of the
community. In the end, though, it did include one belief of ours that
we’ve clung to from the beginning: That as messy as many of the threads
get, the tough issues that underlie much of the change that Brooklyn
has experienced in recent years—class, race, gentrification—are at
least getting discussed, and often among people who wouldn’t otherwise
be mingling offline. The conversations could be a lot more polite, but
at least they are happening.