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to have a post, tweet, video go viral is to be marginalized, too. for a limited time, til it blows over, or forever. powerlessness. caught up in a big wave. marginalize(v.) 1832, "to make marginal notes," from marginal + -ize. The meaning "force into a position of powerlessness" is attested by 1929. marginal(adj.) 1570s, "written or printed on the margin of a page," from Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margo "edge, brink, border, margin" margin(n.) mid-14c., "edge of a sea or lake;" late 14c., of a written or printed paper, "space between a block of text and the edge of a leaf or sheet;"

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powerlessness. caught up in a big wave. meaning: surf it or fall off and what? drown? is there a helicopter rescue? are there lifeguards on jetskis? what can you do but ride it out, delete accounts, or vanish entirely from the internet