A Harrowing on the Ice
On weeping over a Judge Judy episode, and why that is not an overreaction.
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Weri What?
There is a word or meme that pops up from time to time on social media: It is “Werifesteria”. Here is a cropped image of a typical post citing this “word”: Does it matter that the word doesn’t actually exist in any dictionary and that it is not in
Social Media: Promulgating Memes and Slovenly Thinking
To paraphrase Lesley Gore: It's my soapbox and I'll preach if I want to… Know that I really don’t want to devolve into the kind of person who trolls Facebook for the sole purpose of becoming enraged. Still, there are days when I can’t
It’s Raining Fallacies: Shakespeare and Bob Marley on the Internet
Question: What do Shakespeare and Bob Marley have in common? Answer: Facebook attributes the same incorrect quote to both. I saw this posted on Facebook the other day. First, let me say that it’s a nice little poem. Simple, straightforward, good meter, excellent use of alliteration. But it does
Toxic Positivity : The Dark Face of Positive Thinking
A Facebook friend recently shared a “positive” meme, and it just kept bothering me. Aside from the saccharine wording and facile sentiment, I find there is a deeper, highly insidious and profoundly negative thought pattern under the surface. The post appeared on a Facebook page with over 33 million followers,
Shakespeare's Facebook Rant
Let's have some fun with Shakespeare, Hamlet, and Facebook Ah, to post or not to post, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous Facebook comments Or to write a reply against a sea of troubles And