Who the Fuck is Shingy?

Flavor of the week? Seems like a con man who has convinced the media & AOL that he knows more than you do. Several recent write ups:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/17/crystal-ball-3

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/a-brief-biography-of-david-shing-the-australia-born-aol-digital-prophet-who-has-the-internet-buzzing-2014-2

If I ever see this twat I'm shaving his head!!

I would tend to agree. But there are folks at my company who kinda do the same thing. Just aren't asshats like that guy.

I have seen him give a lecture before and despite looking like a complete goof he is actually intelligent. Yeah his self proclaimed title of "DIGITAL PROPHET" is a bit stupid / pretentious. But he has a strong understanding of gadgets and digital culture.

only AOL is desperate enough to pay him 6 figure salary.

Where can I find someone to pay me six figures to talk some shit about digitals whatever, we're in the matrix and posthumans in the making?

Actually I'd like to talk about the meaningless of everything and how we are just an accident in the cosmic evolution.

Seems like a character from one of William Gibson's recent novels.

He should be hanged; anyone who refers to himself as a prophet is part of the scourge.

Burn the fucker. burn him with fire.

You sure seem to enjoy making threads about things you dislike.

and of course he makes music because...something

http://www.davidshing.com/spy

He's making digital profit, as in five finger discount.