Rickrolling is bad for you?
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:20 pm
Why rickrolling is bad for you
In the modern world of the link economy, rickrolling people is the shortcut to making yourself the Zimbabwean dollar.
"The reasons why are embedded in understanding the new currency that we deal in — certainly in the information industries, and especially journalism."
That currency is the hyperlink, a pointer to somewhere on the internet that holds some information that someone else might find useful. Like any currency, it can be debased, and lose its value."
"And at the risk of sounding po-faced, I have to say that the practice of rickrolling puts you onto the slippery slope."
Article at: The Guardian.co.uk
In the modern world of the link economy, rickrolling people is the shortcut to making yourself the Zimbabwean dollar.
"The reasons why are embedded in understanding the new currency that we deal in — certainly in the information industries, and especially journalism."
That currency is the hyperlink, a pointer to somewhere on the internet that holds some information that someone else might find useful. Like any currency, it can be debased, and lose its value."
"And at the risk of sounding po-faced, I have to say that the practice of rickrolling puts you onto the slippery slope."
Article at: The Guardian.co.uk
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