Cop-out of the year

You are Time Magazine's person of the year. Yes, you. I know that unless you're Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong Il, or Donald Rumsfeld (good job finding my blog, guys), this may come as some surprise, but Time didn't really think any of those people's faces would sell many magazines. The grand tradition of naming the most influential person in the world, for good or ill, died on September 11, as we all know, clearing the way for the feel good choice of Rudy Giuliani over Osama in 2001. Apparently also not big sellers are nerdy unknowns like Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tom Anderson, who despite your protestations, are probably at least marginally more responsible for the success of YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace, the social networking sites which Time is ostensibly celebrating with this noble gesture. So congratulations, you, Time's sycophancy has elevated you to greatness.