I’m not sure precisely when woke peaked, but I’m supposing Juneteenth 2021 is as good a candidate as any, which is the day this the 700 pound George Floyd statue (yeah, I’m serious) was installed. Woke has slowly been fading away since then, although it is still very much with us.
I normally don’t give it a second thought until I have to log in to iCloud for some reason. At that point, I am confronted with this presentation on the login screen, which features a variety of faces.
Maybe it bugs me more than it should, but I’m just kind of wondering if, one day, they might insert a face resembling those who INVENTED the semiconductor, CREATED the personal computer, and BUILT the entire software industry. Just some plain-ass white dude like, oh, myself. It’s just a thought. Until then, I guess I’ll just envision myself as a totally harmless Muslim woman whenever I log in.
