Saturday, February 8, 2014
The First Five Laws For The Internet Darwin Awards
By now you know the template. Dummy posts something wholly inappropriate or utterly embarrassing on the Internet. Dummy is mocked mercilessly by friends, enemies, and strangers alike. Dummy learns the hard way delete doesn't really mean delete on the Internet, not as long as anybody has a free screen capture utility.
It's the careless ute blasting out a tasteless selfie on Instagram. The overpaid and barely talented Hollywood thespian tweeting out vulgar charges concerning topics and movements she knows nothing about. The Facebook post by the bungling criminal that leads the cops to his door.
Thus I call for the formation of an annual Internet Darwin Awards modeled on the original. And I begin this call with the presentation of the first Five Laws to guide its development.
Law 1: All human beings are born in Original Ignorance.
Law 2: Each human being is randomly assigned an individually discrete capacity to learn.
Law 3: Each human being learns an individually discrete capacity to act discreetly.
Law 4: The Internet presents an illusion that everyone is your friend.
Law 5: The Internet never forgets.
The First Five Laws For The Internet Darwin Awards
2014-02-08T10:08:00-05:00
LibertyAtStake
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