CAN'T MAKE A COUNTERPOINT IN AN ARGUMENT? / bETTER CALL HIM A TROLL
A First Day on the internet kid post.
A text says you've won a free cruise. You haven't entered anything. You haven't left the country since 2004. You reply YES in capitals, with three exclamation marks, just to be safe. Your dad joins Facebook. Within a week he has shared four miracle cures, accepted a friend request from a general who needs a small loan, and typed "how do I comment" as a comment. A twelve year old finds a website saying he's the millionth visitor. He announces it at registration. Eleven other people in the class were also the millionth visitor. The new starter discovers the office chat has gifs. By lunch he has used thirty four of them. By three, IT has had a quiet word. **Why it caught on:** a stock style photo of a grinning boy pumping his fist at a laptop, often taken as a younger Net Noob, is everyone's first day online, and everyone knows someone who never left it.