In short, Madam, the Internet may be all these things and a thousand Others. Here is God's Plenty, as Mr. Dryden says. Yet, 'twas loos'd upon Mankind in a very few Years, and hath little tangible Existence aside from Boxes fill'd with very odd Things, Wires, & Shadow-Screens. However we may take the sensible World of God's Creation, the Internet, its Mirror, shews us the same Human Variety, not omitting the Good and the Ill.I wish I had even a dram of that wit.
That the Internet may have engender'd its own Sort of Mischief-Makers should not surprize us, for the evil Impulse of Men may be found everywhere; yet the human Figures we see shadow'd through this Glass darkly, may seem much out of the ordinary Run of Life. Evil may appear all the more sinister, especially to those whose Judgment was form'd before this Looking-Glass was polish'd, silver'd & fram'd. Now that the Glass is before Us, ne'er to be removed, it may be contemplat'd with a greater Equanimity and philosophical Calm, and the Reflect'd Shadows seen as perhaps no worse than the Originals.
8.04.2008
Most Awesomest Blog Commenter Ever
On one of the blogs I follow, there is a serial commenter named Sir Archy. Here's a sample, from a recent comment thread (the full comment is much longer):
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