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America.gov goes crazy on "play Minecraft"

126 points · 51 comments · thoughtfullyso

  1. treetalker · · focus · HN ↗
    Not sure about everyone else, but when I first opened the page, I see a background image of a kid in ice skates, face-planted on a frozen pond — and, below the question What can America do for you?, the prefilled text in the search box says Try 'How can I invest in my child's future?'.

    And I'll be damned if that doesn't sum up the last 10–12 years.

    1. Modified3019 · · focus · HN ↗
      Same. Saved for posterity: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;rfMBEfy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;rfMBEfy
      1. treetalker · · focus · HN ↗
        Good thing: since removed!

        Big Brother reads HN, it seems.

        The rest of the uncanny valley is still there, though (bike shop with horseshoe; veteran on pickup truck next to rat-king seagulls; etc.).

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