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
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
Paywall.
It’s fine to celebrate the death of Kirk and people like him. Stop feeling bad.
imahappyguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
It's fine to celebrate anyone's death.
DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org · 3 pts · 130d
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
https://archive.is/20260430103728/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-kirkification-of-our-troubled-times