I found this especially funny, because it riffs on the chorus of one of my favourite songs – “500 Miles (I’m Gonna Be)” by The Proclaimers.
More Song Lyrics as Google Maps here.
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- This dog just watched Inception
- The meritocratic route to oblivion
- Seat Savers
- Freedom of online speech is threatened by intolerant populism
- Government: Death penalty prevents 100% from re-offending
Its face says it all.
SPOILER ALERT: However, you should go to the original thread and read this comment. It helped explain Inception for me.
“Even worse, however, is the conveyor belt effect. Precisely because, in the unquestioned name of meritocracy, a certain type is rewarded in our society, there is immense pressure to churn out more of the same. Parents shape their children with these goals and young adults remake themselves to fit into the straitjacket. Alternative types and outliers are left to wither, sometimes actively pruned away.”
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Will this ever catch on in Singapore, given our penchant for ‘chope’-ing seats?
“Over the last 20 years, our societies have become much more attached to the idea of majority rule. The internet has contributed to this sense of empowerment… . However, we have not advanced as much in our respect for the rights of others to think and act differently from us. The internet is exposing us to difference without necessarily increasing our appreciation for difference.”
The title says it all. This is parody, BTW, in case you didn’t get it the first time round.
A Pre that will take you far away.
You know where you hope this Pre will take you, but you can’t be sure.
Yet it doesn’t matter – because we’ll be together.
Er, actually, no – it does matter. Where is the Palm Pre Plus?? I’ve been waiting for it to appear on Expansys for ages.