It's likely this is a sign I'm getting old...

[deirdre_c]

But when I'm quickly scrolling through my flist or my Twitter feed, I frequently mix up the acronyms OWS and OTW.

It's made for some puzzling reading the past few days.

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[deirdre_c]

Do you think it's because we're awesome? I think it's because we're awesome.

I keep wondering why LJ people are in the running for Occupy Wall Street leadership positions. Also, how cops are burning books on the AO3 when it's all virtual. VERY CONFUSING.

[tsuki_no_bara]

it took me ten minutes to figure out what ows stands for. and this is right after i read an article about joseph gordon-levitt being in new york yesterday randomly shooting footage and talking to people in zuccotti park. >.< it is clearly a day of dumb out here.

[deirdre_c]

HAHA. I feel like every single time I see one acronym or the other, I have to take half-a-second and consider, "Which one are we talking about now?"

Actually, seeing someone post about JGL is a little bit like that. I have to think hard about which actor that refers to. *G*

[amberdreams]

Well I only just found out what OTW stood for this week so haven't had time to get too confused. Still, I'm confused about just about everything else so that's ok.

[deirdre_c]

So much confusion, so little time!!

[deirdre_c]

So nice to know I'm not the only one!

[fannishliss]

Idek what those are???

OWS -- oh what shit??

otw == one true weird???

[deirdre_c]

Haha! You're probably better off!!!

OWS = Occupy Wall Street (the mass protest in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park that has spread elsewhere)

OTW = Organization for Transformative Works (fannish project for archiving and preserving fanworks-- the ones who maintain Fanlore and the AO3, Archive of Our Own)

About both of which there has been a TON of debate and discussion on my flist lately. :D