LOL

If there is one term from internet culture that will remain for the rest of our life it is the abbreviation 'LOL'. Meaning, laugh out loud, or laughing out loud, in my opinion, it has all the elements that will cement itself in worldwide English lexicons.

For one, it has no negativity. Other colloquial slang may feature some hidden mean spirited meaning. 'Butter' from the early nineties, well at the same time we were told that we should stay away from butter. Hella? Would wants hell? Tight? At that same time baggy clothes were in. Dope? Using a drug reference in a positive sense probably isn't appropriate in church, or the senate floor. Bomb? That doesn't seem right with all the violence in the word today. LOL will stay as long as people are still laughing.

LOL is a basic human interaction, with complex meaning. It represents an activity that makes us a higher being. Being able to find humor in things led us to be able to think abstractly. Without that ability, we wouldn't have tall buildings that reach the sky today.

LOL is easily said. That may seem strange because it is an abbreviation for an action and that it is mostly typed out and read. But in my head, and the majority of people thinking a like, it is said and read as 'ell oh ell'. Three syllables, shaped like a sandwich or cookie, has the same beginning as the ending. Which bring us to my final reason.

LOL is circular. Humans are naturally fascinated by circles. The majority of automobile, web browser, and mobile phone logos are circular of feature circles. The full story why we like circles is the subject of another post. But to me it represents wholeness, completeness, something we all strive for. The reason why we ask about question on the meaning of life, is to be closer to the reason of why we exist, the very answer would satisfy many and bring closure to their circle, LOL.