Flappygate

Flappy bird took the world by storm, leaving chaos in its trail. Fans worldwide lamented that the game had ruined their lives and countless smartphones were thrown in fits of rage when once again the stupid bird hit the pipe it was NOWHERE NEAR. There was even one harrowing rumour of a guy who killed his brother, for getting a higher score than him on the game. Even the creator of this monstrosity, Dong Nguyen, has turned his back on it, withdrawing it from the market in a hope of reclaiming his previously uneventful life. Yet with the death of flappy bird, the madness has only increased. Since removing the game, Nguyen has been hit with death threats from desperate fans of the game. Fans tweeted sophisticated threats such as "you best not be deleting Flappy Bird because I will murder you if u do" and "you're a f*****g pussy kill yourself". What's more the madness spread to ebay with phones possessing this rare and much in demand app selling for thousands of pounds. One Iphone 5 was even seen to be selling for $90,000 despite the retail value of a new Iphone 5 being only around £300!




The sanity of a society where a phone can sell for thousands because it contains a monotonous, incredibly frustrating , and once FREE app on it, must certainly be called into question. It is easy to sympathize with the critics of democracy when considering the mania and irrationality sparked by a simple game. Can we really trust this desperate mob with such an important decision as who should run the country? It's almost enough to make me grateful that we don't have referenda in this country because the idea of trusting this crowd with real decisions is frankly quite terrifying!

We need to take a long look in the mirror as a nation if we can place such priorities on an app, which will have been largely forgotten about in a few weeks, rather than real issues such as the flooding destroying thousands of homes in Britain.

Now excuse me while i put my phone on ebay. Any takers?


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