I would revel in shouting “stet!”1 in response to attempts to add an apostrophe to my possessive “its” but I’ve been told that it would be inappropriate. The social etiquette of correction lacks clarity. We all know a hyperliterate boffin who casually employs mixed metaphors and drops the dreaded “should of [+ past participle]” in… Continue reading Word Game Stet of Mind
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Meta-averse
Our ostensibly insatiable desire for likes/shares/follows contrasted with our progressively more insular goblin mode default state is baffling yet banal. This once potentially incongruous juxtaposition pulled from a dystopian sijo is now a perfectly-functioning, self-fulfilling prophecy. The asocial socialite movement is booming. The relentless pull of social media is real. I suspect that we don’t… Continue reading Meta-averse