The many victims of the Internet

I find this article very wonderful, “50 Things that are being killed by the Internet.” It’s a creative and diverse list.

One of my favorites is the second example:

2) Fear that you are the only person unmoved by a celebrity’s death
Twitter has become a clearing-house for jokes about dead famous people. Tasteless, but an antidote to the “fans in mourning” mawkishness that otherwise predominates.

I like this, because I always express my childish urge to make jokes about dead famous people.

I also enjoy:

9) The myth of cat intelligence
The proudest household pets are now the illiterate butts of caption-based jokes. Icanhasreputashunback?