At the risk of putting my nerd credentials at risk, I have a confession: I really hate April first and all the Internet silliness that goes with it. Many of the April fools day posts are extremely well done and I never know what to take seriously so I end up discounting what are probably serious posts.
I’ve always assumed that my dislike was the result of my curmudgeonly demeanor and that I was an outlier but a recent (Twitter) poll suggests that I may not be alone:
Do you enjoy all the fake news, ironic posts, & deceptive tweets on April Fool’s Day?
— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) April 1, 2022
It is a Twitter poll and the respondents are probably all followers of a single person but I draw comfort from it nonetheless.
I know the silliness will go on and that there’s nothing I can do about it but get off my lawn anyway.