Maybe if PEOPLE weren't so gullible as to believe everything they see on the internet, did a modicum of research before sharing memes, maybe that sort of shit wouldn't happen. But that would mean people would have to actually be responsible for their content. Instead all they do is pass around memetic herpes and wonder why they and their friends itch. I swear I spend too much damn time trying to fact check and vaccinate people against this but others are right, you can't fix stupid.
The problem can be likened to Oreos with a few changes. Like the internet, the ISPs do not provide nor create Oreos. Like the internet, there is a virtually unlimited supply of Oreos out there in a myriad of flavors. The ISPs are the bottleneck, the choke point, to Oreo consumption. France says you can have 100 Oreos a day. You might not eat that many, but that's how many they can send to you. Japan says you can have 200 Oreos a day. Korea 250. United States 10 Oreos per day and if you have more than 10 Oreos delivered, you have to pay for more. You want something other than plain Oreos? Fuggitaboutit. Oh, you want someone else to deliver your Oreos? Well, the ISPs have WRITTEN THE FARGING LAWS that say no one else but them can deliver Oreos to you. Nevermind the fact that they don't create the Oreos and are using rusted, half-broken down trucks instead of the super-mag trains of Europe to deliver said Oreos. Oh, and if there's no road to your house, no Oreos for you. No, ISPs are not going to pave a road there so you can get Oreos. What, do you think ISPs are made of money even though they continually post record profits? And if you want milk all the ISPs do is hope you choke on your dry, stale Oreos because that's all they're contractually obligated to supply you with. Don't like it? Well the laws THEY WROTE say you do, so there XP
That's a WOPR of a system. Runs HVAC, plays a good game of chess, and has data rates (even with the 1200 baud modem) that would make any Comcast customer jealous. Please say it can decrypt nuclear launch codes, too!
"Everything was fine until the program was exposed by Wittes-less, here" "They caused terrorist attacks!" "Is this true?" "Yes, it's true. This man has no Wittes."
Other headlines as dictated by the CHP "Small fire breaks out on the Hindenburg." "Luxury liner, Titanic, takes on a little water." "NASA lander on rocky surface." "NSA only collecting a little data. Millions of terrorists identified!"
This is like saying Click and Clack can't have a radio show because they're mechanics, not radio DJs or reporters. Nevermind that they are experts in their field answering questions related to their field, they can do that, just not on the radio.
If I were in a similar situation, with my luck the alien would be Xenu. And he would render unto me the glory that is the Holy Copywrits from which would be revealed his wisdom but would only be made manifest to me if I purchased a license, signed an EULA, and had a constant internet connection to his server which would painstakingly transfer one word per week. All at the low low cost of $9.99 per week!
Then, and only then, would it be revealed that I had per the agreement (because who really reads those things anyway) now been married to Tom Cruise who wishes a divorce. The cad!
Yet after all this the RIAA would throw the book at me (2201 Fascinating Facts by David Louis) because my screams of anguish had already been copyrighted (unlike a few remaining bird songs) and the MPAA would sew me to prevent me from making a moovey abowt it becays dey nefar mack misstaks.
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"Much"
"Is"
"300"
"One"
"Word"
"Quotes?"
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Now you're all looking it up on IMDB.
Now you're all looking at Youtube.
Now you're all cursing me out for making you see that mess of a film (some of you it's remembering it).
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Made me actually Google "Jared Leto" to see who he was. Stopped reading after seeing "My So-Called Life".
Perhaps his lawyer is more shrewd than you give him credit for.
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"They caused terrorist attacks!"
"Is this true?"
"Yes, it's true. This man has no Wittes."
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"Small fire breaks out on the Hindenburg."
"Luxury liner, Titanic, takes on a little water."
"NASA lander on rocky surface."
"NSA only collecting a little data. Millions of terrorists identified!"
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http://www.cad-comic.com/sillies/20081207
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The Obvious
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Random
The... larch.
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scum
Dear jerk,
Bring it!
Sincerely,
Mike
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Then, and only then, would it be revealed that I had per the agreement (because who really reads those things anyway) now been married to Tom Cruise who wishes a divorce. The cad!
Yet after all this the RIAA would throw the book at me (2201 Fascinating Facts by David Louis) because my screams of anguish had already been copyrighted (unlike a few remaining bird songs) and the MPAA would sew me to prevent me from making a moovey abowt it becays dey nefar mack misstaks.
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