Snark. What the Internet Was Made For

Snark n. Biting, cruel humour or wit, commonly used to verbally attack someone or something. Combination of “snide” (critical in an unfair and nasty way) and “remark”. There are of course two variations. The commentators who attack without reason, and the trolls. The Internet has always been filled with trolls, people who go out of their way to be snarky in an attempt to goad, hiding behind the veil of wit and looking down their nose at those who trip up online. Be it bad spelling, grammar, a newbie who breaks rules or flails over the unwritten etiquettes. Taking it a step further are blogs such as Lamebook, dedicated solely to screenshots of dim-witted facebook updates and the subsequent snarky commentary from friends. You may remember the recent facebook screengrab (far right - click it to open the full image) that made the rounds (I even received this as a … There’s more