Last week the online media industry went through one of its recurring rituals of self-flagellation. HuffPost, formerly known as The Huffington Post (before the association with Arianna Huffington’s various lifestyle branding initiatives maybe became a bit too cringeworthy) saw its journo-workforce dramatically slashed by new parent company BuzzFeed. As is custom, those who got the axe ceremoniously took to Twitter to announce their fate and solicit new opportunities, with colleagues and peers chiming in to affirm how amazing they are and why you should totally hire them. Certainly the instinct to offer public support for laid-off friends and acquaintances is understandable. But…
