As Twitchy told you, the New York Times really outdid themselves with this searing-hot take:
A downside to the discovery of fire: It may have paved the way for smoking https://t.co/omcy6gWGdd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 5, 2016
It may not have won the Times any credibility, but it’s at least let to some deeply thoughtful musings on the various downsides to other things:
A downside to the invention of agriculture: It may have paved the way for obesity. https://t.co/11SVWG7AGM
— Josh Peterson (@jdpeterson) August 5, 2016
Downside to not starving: sometimes people overeat. https://t.co/grjXdFjCpB
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) August 5, 2016
Downside to the discovery of agriculture: it may have paved the way to dying of old age instead of starvation https://t.co/iP3NPESp0S
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 5, 2016
A downside to the discovery of grain: it may have paved the way for hangovers. https://t.co/e0x2YuxBQd
— David Requiem aeternam Schotte (@EditFunction) August 5, 2016
A downside to the discovery of water: Drowning.
— Robbie Johnson (@1Scias1) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/761642107228590081
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/761640758826921994
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/761640669391749120
A downside to the discovery of electricity: it paved the way for electrocution.
— Something Somethingist (@anarchohindu) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/761641236566511616
A downside to the living of life: it paved the way for death. https://t.co/iMapNmFpLu
— Chad Hermann (@ChadTRM) August 5, 2016
And these downsides hit especially close to home for the Times:
https://twitter.com/stevelocker/status/761636815275106304
https://twitter.com/TheOneSoleShoe/status/761642567372935168
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The downside to the invention of writing; paved the way to articles like this.
— Othellodog (@Benklifa) August 5, 2016
A downside to the invention of writing: it paved the way for some really dumb headlines https://t.co/w6IT7hVQRD
— Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63) August 5, 2016
A downside to the invention of the printing press: the @nytimes https://t.co/gQkVo3KzO2
— Jonathan Greenberg (@JGreenbergSez) August 5, 2016
A downside to the discovery of spoken language: This Article. https://t.co/UXXxCO2UZJ
— Sarah (@mamaswati) August 5, 2016
A downside to the discover of ink: It may have paved the way to @nytimes
— Who Is John Galt? (@LhifeEQ) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/761655775244673025
Downside to the discovery of paper: may have paved the way for the New York Times. https://t.co/vslo2cb1ZD
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/761640708579139584
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/761640931783217152
Awww.
But it’s not all downsides, at least:
An upside to the discovery of fire: We can burn down your offices. https://t.co/vl8z9NZbSp
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) August 5, 2016
So there’s that!