i knew today's david brooks column was going to be awesome as soon as i read the headline: lord of the memes. holy shit guys, TWO references in one pun-LARIOUS title! it also began with my favorite david brooks literary device, the Q&A. who's supposed to be kierkegaard, you daavid brΓΈoks?anyway, i didn't really read this shit in depth, but here are some choice quotes:
But on or about June 29, 2007, human character changed. That, of course, was the release date of the first iPhone.
(In this era, MySpace is the new leisure suit and an AOL e-mail address is a scarlet letter of techno-shame.)
Maximum status goes to the Gladwellian heroes who occupy the convergence points of the Internet infosystem — Web sites like Pitchfork for music, Gizmodo for gadgets, Bookforum for ideas, etc.
those are NOT WORDS. i know this is his attempt at humor or something, but seriously, who is this guy's intended audience?? is anyone laughing?
1 comment:
What's funny about his painful, self-indulgent reference-making is how off those references are. I'm no cool guy, but I know that myspace and Pitchfork don't have a lot of cache in 2008.
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