Saturday, December 29, 2007

Don't panic

The internet is built for cranks, those worried about the end of the world. It was made not for pointing to indications of our transforming world in actuality, but to a world which is theoretically capable of being transformed...and the image arises, a doomed wasteland once as fertile as the Sahara, one which we must take drastic measures to improve.

Memes I think they're called, meant to function as secret handshakes, fun exercises in connectivity...but they're not meant to be taken seriously, no more than a peacock needs its feathers for survival. And it's getting harder and harder to get excited about them, because for all their variety they play on the same worn-out synapses.

So, here's to practicality:

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