Act One: The Trap Is Set
Act Two: The Trap Is Sprung
Act Three: The Trap Is Explained
The Beach: A Novel, Alex Garland.
They were Harvard students. Sammy was studying law, Zeph was studying Afro-American literature. Their surf act was a reaction to the condescending Europeans they kept meeting in Asia. "It's a protest against bigotry," Zeph explained, pulling knots out of his tangled blond locks. "Europeans think all Americans are stupid, so we act stupid to confirm your prejudices. Then we reveal ourselves as intelligent, and by doing so, subvert the prejudice more effectively than an immediate barrage of intellect—which only causes confusion and, ultimately, resentment."
Epilogue: Confusion, Resentment
Cool. Now move on. I don't care about this. @HashtagGriswold It's funny how everyone knew you were joking, cos of how pro-Hillary you are.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015
Coda:
.@SonnyBunch You have a beard like a woman and a wit like a millennial libtard (coz that’s what you are). Shut your face, Brunch.
— Biff Diddle (@BiffDiddle) April 10, 2015