“But that was before,” the guide tells Raven.
“Before what?” he asks.
“Before social networks,” comes the reply, “Before the internet
came into the Warp. Now a momentary amusement is turned into a jpeg,
or an amusing gif, or in this case a short, cute animation. Our
somebody shares it with friends. They share it with their friends.
The idea goes viral and suddenly there's an epidemic in the Weave.”
“Sorry,” Raven interrupts, “But how is this supposed to be
enlightening?”
Before them, the morass of rainbow mice is beginning to deepen as yet
more and more appear from various holes, cracks and crevasses.
“Because this is not an isolated example. These idiotic things are
appearing everywhere, and they don't fade. The Weave is drowning in
nonsense.”
