American journalism dies another death. Lin, who's stock has fallen through the floor, who hasn't played a game of basketball in weeks, who let's face it, played about 5 good games on professional basketball in his life, now rubs shoulder Messi and 98 other real achievers on the Time 100 Most Influential People. American secretary of education Arne Duncan even did the write-up. The word gets bandied around a lot, but this is depressing.