Sorry to those who feel unfairly maligned here, but Hannah Selinger’s point in this column is both right and overwhelmingly, unquestionably, important. No one should ever date another human being who uses “lol”. They must be weeded out of the gene pool. Sorry folks, I know you’re all good people, but you simply can’t be allowed to reproduce. A society of raving lol’ers is just too horrible to contemplate.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.