Whenever Jeff Jarvis accuses someone else of intellectual snobbery, I have to laugh. Especially when a former TV Guide writer thinks he understands the subtleties of the subliminal effects of the media better than any of a number of psychologically astute types who have made it their life’s work to do so. I’m talking, of course, about Jarvis’ kneejerk rejection of the idea that media coverage of war can desensitize us to its horror. He reduces the argument to a ridiculous caricature (no one but the Doctor can tell the difference between media entertainment and reality) and thinks he’s been profound when he lambasts the caricature.