A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

SOCIAL MEDIA

n.A machine for converting attention into revenue and acquaintance into evidence.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing Lucifer feeding friendly social interactions into a machine that produces revenue for an advertiser and evidence dossiers about acquaintances.
The illustrated dictionary SOCIAL MEDIA
A connected train of thought

  1. Technology Companies

    X n.

    A social network renamed after the mark traditionally used to indicate an error.

  2. Consumer Digital Life

    SUBSCRIPTION n.

    The transformation of a purchase into a permanent obligation.

  3. Consumer Digital Life

    TERMS OF SERVICE n.

    An agreement between a corporation that has read it and a person who has not.