Quote of the week
A reminder about the general lack of privacy these days, from Stephen W. Browne:
[We] have to live with the possibility any embarrassing or shameful thing we do or say could be recorded, and that recording could be around forever… It used to be religion exercised a certain amount of social control by teaching God watches and judges you. I liked it better when it was only God. He’s more forgiving and doesn’t post on YouTube.
Now if He starts posting on Funny or Die … but never mind, don’t go there. I didn’t even suggest that. (I am so doomed.)
fillyjonk »
27 February 2010 · 8:02 am
So I guess the rude, coarse, marginally-literate YouTube comments are the modern equivalent of smiting?
I live in fear that one of my students with a cell phone videocam will video me without my knowledge during one of the goofier moments of class…and then post it somewhere out of context and “creatively” edited.
CGHill »
27 February 2010 · 10:12 am
More likely the stoning scene from Life of Brian. Most of them aren’t armed with anything much beyond a packet of gravel.