The wondrous thing about the Internet is, now that we can individualize and commodify our taste down to the level of genetic code, we can also find mutations that will only annoy us. Yes us.

Try it. The next time something really really bothers you, be rigorously honest and say "Would bother anyone else? Like, in the whole world?"

Case in point: 5 minutes ago, I was ranting that the Library of Congress only has webcasts (which have to watched in front of your computer) and not podcasts (which can be downloaded and watched at any time) of its fabulous events. And then I stopped and said "Would this annoy anyone on planet earth but me?"

Then dowsed my head in a bucket of water.

Try it. It's quite sobering.