Salem Witch Hunts and Mooninites

http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/02/litebrite_noseb.html
Being savaged by a sociology professor might seem about as scary as having your ankles viciously drooled over by an elderly terrier, but Boston's recent (over)reaction to a viral marketing campaign is given the once-over here by Dion Dennis:
"Not surprisingly, there's been a steady outflow of educated Millennials from the Bay State to points South and West, where a younger, educated demographic is welcomed and treated with greater public courtesy. [7] The Bay State response to a benign set of LED graphics, when compared to how these crudely drawn Mooninites were viewed in other venues across the U.S., makes the point unusually clear."

Via Bruce Sterling.