lol

    I must've heard people say "lol" in instant messages and chat rooms roughly 39,567 times in my life. With such an astoundingly high number, it would seem to me that the vast majority of these confused individuals do not realize what they really mean when they use this acronym. I consider myself an expert in the field of the use of acronyms (words in which each letter represents another word) on the internet since my the time of my elaborate experiment in which my accomplice Shawn Lesniak and I set out to see if we could spark our own acronym phenomenon. We made up "iykwis" which of couse means "if you know what I'm sayin'". While we desparately tried to generate hype around the acronym, it would end up in the big acronym trash heap in the sky. However, we did base our entire project on the idea that we could potetially create an acronym as popular as what we know now as "lol".
    This given, I have always tried to truly understand why LOL is so frickin' popular among cyber-jockies. It's obviously been worn out by now, and has sometimes even been replaced by slightly more educated people with words like ROFL. By the way, if you've read up to this point and are not sure what "lol" even stands for, stop wasting your time because I'm not at liberty to say. Anyshmoo, I have come to believe that when people type "lol", they are only really doing what it means less than 10% of the time. Although a certain individual has explained to me that she is always doing it when she types it, I do not believe this to be true for the majority of the general population.
    I am saddened by the lack of sincerity in the hearts of many of today's internet hobbyists. I think it shows a lack on sincerity across the board in terms of our society as a whole. I remember the times of yore when the only way to speak to someone else was in person and with one's voice. If you were insincere, your audience would many times be able to decipher this. I as well have become a victim of insincerity in my web experiences. I once told someone that I'd "brb", and then didn't show up again until four hours later.
    America is in peril. Our own laziness has lead us to this abominable use of misleading self-expression. I'm not sure if I want to live in a world where people don't care about what they're saying and indescriminantly lie to their fellow geeks. If you're one of the people in question, I pity you. Resorting to buzz words for personal attention is morally reprehensable. Shame on you.

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