It incapacitates logic filters and renders the reader incapable of recognizing spin, faulty logic, false extensions of trends, and other tell tail signs that the authors are raving crackpots. These messages can take the form of far right or far left political speech, appeals to patriotism and/or nationalism, environmental and/or health warnings, economic conspiracies, moral causes, crazy virus alerts suggesting that if you open your mail your toaster will attack you, prayer chains, etc.
A secondary effect of this virus is the compulsion to forward the virus containing messages to everyone in your address box thus suggesting to your friends and children that you are indeed loosing it.
There is a cure! Don't forward any e-mail unless you have first checked the facts contained in the e-mail. If you still feel compelled to share the wacko-doodle nonsense show some self control and start a web blog like a normal person.
T.S. Hall
P.S. (Not that is has anything to do with this post) Hi Pop!
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