[Z-man]

The noise to information ratio is tremendously skewed on the interwebs, and click-bait (Those posts on Facebook that give a teaser and prompts you to click to further see what will unfold) in social media is skewering it more and more to the noise side. So, there are my responses to various click-bait posts:

1. No, number 5 is NOT the cutest thing I have ever seen.
2. No, number 7 did not make me cry.
3. No - your link is not something I MUST SEE. If I wish to waste 5 minutes of my time, I would rather sit in my yard and watch an ant carry a crumb of bread across the way.
4. Yes. I have seen the video of your cousin's brother's best friend's Aunt May's grandson's attempt at jumping across a swimming pool. No, it wasn't interesting the first time, and no, it is not interesting now.
5. No. I will not like / share / link / send to 10 of my friends the lucky charm post / link / email / picture...whatever. I don't care that you believe it will bring me $1000.00 if I send, or loss of fortune if I don't send / like / share / link...etc.
6. I will not take your stupid survey. I am NOT a chocolate, a state, a country, a color, vegetable, fruit...etc, despite what the stupid survey you just took says about you. I am a person, not Fruit Loops.
7. I will believe what happens next. I have either already seen the video you want me to see, or I can predict what will happen since I have already seen similar videos.

Ok - rant over. Now allow me to go back at yelling at the kids in my neighborhood to get off my lawn!

-Z