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catandgirl@socel.net ("Cat and Girl") wrote:

A brief history of reviewing things on the internet, vol. II

'I was here when the Googles and Facebooks met gods from distant lands,' Girl continues, 'and relied on their self-imposed codes of honor to claim a higher moral ground. And I was here when the power in reviewing returned - when a strangers livelihood rested on how many stars I gave a driver or delivery - when anything less than perfect marks meant - not imperfect service - but wishing harm upon others - being made complicit in blackmail. And the only power you hold - any of us hold - is the power to PUNISH - not the gods - but each other. And I'll be here for the final battle, when the gods' failure to live by their own ideals leads their internet to collapse in a miasma of fire and serpent. And after all of those gods have perished, and the world begins anew. Want to get pizza?' 'Where?' Cat asks.