Sentimental About Irony?
from the too-much-to-think-about dept
Okay, not specifically a technology story, but I was talking yesterday about the "death of irony", so I figured I'd post this somewhat long and rambling piece suggesting that it's not irony that's dead, it's just the smartass shrug - and instead, we're now able to enter a golden age of true irony. Of course, the article itself seems to be severely lacking in some necessary irony, but maybe I haven't yet gotten rid of that smartass shrug.
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