Slapfights, on the theory of.

[leahbobet]

Y'know, I think I've located the glitch in our metaphor system; the semantic breakdown:

The internet is not a battlefield, upon which a war is fought. Against an enemy. Who requires no-holds-barred force.
The internet is not your house, which needs to be defended. From, again, some implied faceless mob of attackers.
The internet is not a square mile of territory which one can be driven off.
The internet is not a community which one can be ostracised from.
You cannot win the internet.

When you stop looking at it in those terms? You'd be surprised how unnecessary it all becomes.

Comments

When I have to explain jokes, that means they are bad, and I apologize

[abidemi.livejournal.com]

...That it won the Internet?

As in: Game Over, Please Insert Coin?

Re: When I have to explain jokes, that means they are bad, and I apologize

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I understand the joke just fine, it just seems to have very little to do with what we're talking about.

Re: When I have to explain jokes, that means they are bad, and I apologize

[abidemi.livejournal.com]

Never mind, I fail at communication.