Monday, June 03, 2013

Alienation

A couple weeks ago, Charlie Stross asked his followers about headlines that wouldn't have made sense ten years ago.

"The language of alienation."

I thought of half a dozen or so but didn't post. Ever since then, I've been noticing things that really aren't comprehensible unless you've had a dose of the moderns. Here's one:

Facebook: Hey, Your Grandma wants more virtual sheep.

(From reddit's jbpear)

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