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What is the significance of the fact that the following is currently ranked as the most viewed YouTube video for today? A) The imminent arrival of the apocalypse? B) Ironic detachment is now the predominant stance of Internet users? C) YouTube has jumped the shark? D) Ain’t nothin’ over til it’s over? E) There are ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry.

What is the significance of the fact that the following is currently ranked as the most viewed YouTube video for today? A) The imminent arrival of the apocalypse? B) Ironic detachment is now the predominant stance of Internet users? C) YouTube has jumped the shark? D) Ain't nothin' over til it's over? E) There are a lot of Airplane II: The Sequel fans? F) Montage sequence + Bill Conti theme = Crazy delicious?

What is the significance of the fact that the following is currently ranked as the most viewed YouTube video for today?

A) The imminent arrival of the apocalypse? B) Ironic detachment is now the predominant stance of Internet users? C) YouTube has jumped the shark? D) Ain’t nothin’ over til it’s over? E) There are a lot of Airplane II: The Sequel fans? F) Montage sequence + Bill Conti theme = Crazy delicious?

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry. Twitter: @dandrezner

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