The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times. The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-kirkification-of-our-troubled-times

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I_Jedi@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 130d

Reminds me of A Taste of Armageddon where Chat GPT fights the war while the humans send the casualties into suicide booths.

DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org · 11 pts · 130d (4 replies)

Paywall.

It’s fine to celebrate the death of Kirk and people like him. Stop feeling bad.

imahappyguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d (2 replies)

It's fine to celebrate anyone's death.

DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org · 3 pts · 130d (1 reply)

You’re just a happy guy.

imahappyguy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 129d

I am indeed, a happy guy.

FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 121d