Google’s opt-out village

Here’s a pretty good ONION VIDEO.

Where it loses me is with the G on the forehead and the bloodied letter from the village. Something needs to be written about how jokes can be undermined.

The two best videos they’ve had, in my opinion, were Kafka International Airport and the Auto Warriors Reality Show.

I think those two escape any substantial problems, whereas some of the other videos (including the Google one) add a few touches that damage the effect. Of any joke, it is possible to ask: “How could it be made better? And how could it be made worse?” I have some half-formed thoughts on the matter and will write about them some time.