Atlantic: "The Internet Ruined April Fool's Day"
(Atlantic):
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/04/how-the-internet-ruined-april-fools-day/389213/
"What that means is that, this time of year, we become trained to
doubt the people and institutions--news outlets, businesses,
fellow humans--we are meant, ideally, to trust. Everything
operates in a kind of limbo of credibility: Wait, is that a real
thing or an April Fool's thing? How can we know for sure? What
would it mean to know for sure? What is truth anyway?"
- - -
I agree. And I'm not sharing or resharing any "joke" items today in
any of my venues. The more sophisticated and heavily produced these
"joke" items become, the less amusing I'm finding them. And I can tell
you from my own inbox, that confusion and doubt sowed on 1 April lasts
throughout the year. Just *too much* of what was once a reasonably fun
thing. Thanks a bunch.
--Lauren--
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