Thursday, April 28, 2016

An Internet aphorism








Every once in awhile I consider the Internet, which is more that I can say it does for me. Then I come here and sum it all up for you. Of all the comments I have received on clerkmanifesto I can't recall anyone ever mentioning one of these Internet summations to me, as in "Boy, you really summed up the Internet good the other day!"

I take this to be a result of the natural reticence of people on the Internet. Or it might be people are nervously sensing my bitterness. But it could be that I haven't gotten the wording just right yet. So for today's aphorism we'll try to cover a small series of minor differences. Are you ready?

Oh. You were?

Well, you see, I kind of had to do the long introduction otherwise it's just a twitter post.

I'm glad you understand.

Okay, here we go.

I'm kind of nervous.

Okay.


The Internet is a resource where all the world's information and ignorance is compiled randomly together in one place.

Or,

The Internet is a place where all human knowledge and all human ignorance are gathered together in one convenient location.

Which, conversely, could be:


The Internet is a place where all human knowledge and all human ignorance are gathered together in one inconvenient location.



Please don't feel you have to study the differences.


Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.






2 comments:

  1. Deliberate cruelty! I know full well that you remember my admiring your "layers of shiny plastic candy wrappers" internet critique. You knew this post's indiference to my recollection would hurt me. :°(

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    1. You liked it? You really liked it? I went and looked and found no comments. And yet something about it is familiar, so I will sing a John Lennon song to you:

      I was dreaming of the past
      and my heart was beating fast
      I began to lose control
      I began to lose control
      I didn't mean to hurt you
      I'm sorry that I made you cry
      Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
      I'm just a jealous guy

      I was feeling insecure
      You might not love me anymore
      I was shivering inside
      I was shivering inside
      Oh I didn't mean to hurt you
      I'm sorry that I made you cry
      Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
      I'm just a jealous guy

      [Whistling]

      I didn't mean to hurt you
      I'm sorry that I made you cry
      Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
      I'm just a jealous guy

      I was trying to catch your eyes
      I thought that you were trying to hide
      I was swallowing my pain
      I was swallowing my pain
      I didn't mean to hurt you
      I'm sorry that I made you cry
      Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
      I'm just a jealous guy
      watch out baby I'm just a jealous guy
      Look out baby I'm just a jealous guy

      Delete

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