A video was circulated on social media, emulated by idiots, and then exaggerated by a mixed herd of worriers (‘We need to legislate this away, so that it doesn’t happen to me/my kid’), golden age thinkers (‘America is in decline’), and the media (‘This is something people are talking about, so let’s find a way to ride the wave.’)

A video was circulated on social media, emulated by idiots, and then exaggerated by a mixed herd of worriers (‘We need to legislate this away, so that it doesn’t happen to me/my kid’), golden age thinkers (‘America is in decline’), and the media (‘This is something people are talking about, so let’s find a way to ride the wave.’)

—We’ve Seen This ‘Knockout’ Game Hysteria Before, And We’ll See It Again (via theatlanticcities)