Every day I go 2 work at my office desk job, and waste 70-90% of the day reading blogs and websites. These websites construct my reality, even moreso than real people and events in my life. It's great to read them and be connected to events that are happening every where and no where at the same time. I like feeling like I am a part of some sort of 'movement' that is led by a website.
But every now and then, I get bored reading the same websites. Maybe I can't blame the websites; sometimes there is just no content to 'spin', so blogs have no memes to blog about, and must post unbuzzworthy bands + mediocre memes + irrelevant news 'bits' + unfunny viral videos starring moderately famous ppl.
April Fool's Day seems like the ultimate solution to creating a more compelling internet. It eliminates days where there is nothing 'bloggable', so you can create stories + frame an engaging hyper-reality. Semi-plausible and implausible stories mashing up interesting humans, concepts, memes, and search terms seem more interesting than 95% of 'real stuff' that happens.
This April Fool's Day I considered blogging about
April Fool's Day seems like a great day for websites. Maybe it is the internet's Super Bowl. Who can create the most 'buzz' about a prank / plausible story / something that 'genuinely makes ppl confused.' Which website can change the form and function of their website to 'disorient' their tribe of followers? Who is 'creative' enough to fool their users with class + legitimately 'cleverness.'
April Fool's Day may or may not have been created by God to occur on the internet. Wonder if April Fool's Day is more or less 'real' than a regular day on the internet. Wonder why we 'trust' websites. Are blogs supposed 2 be authentic news sources, or are blogs more like bros who 'have a personality.' Some1 who we are cool with a little bit of silliness.
They say that 'anything can happen' on 'any given day' but I feel like April Fool's Day is a day where interesting stuff happens. Unless ur site is 'gay' then u do a 'gay prank' or something.
Should all websites be required to 'pull a prank'?
Do websites have a social responsibility to 'play a joke' on their readers?
Is the internet the ultimate breeding ground for perception altering pranks?
Which websites had 'good' / 'gay' pranks?
Do some websites 'try too hard' to form a viral meme on April Fool's Day?
Do u ever get bored on the internet?
Is April Fool's Day the most interesting day on the internet or the most annoying day on the internet?
