The Age of the Class Clown (2021) Ario Elami October 3, 2022 It is true that the Internet is not the equivalent to in-person social functions (even as we collectively have come to often treat it as equal to or greater than what is usually termed real life); but how often would we tolerate, in our presence, a person who self-inserts near the start of every conversation and brings it all to a halt and then around to theirself with a wisecrack?