Not only does this witty animation do a good job of summarizing the current social network zeitgeist, but the live action shots at the end were filmed in Silver Lake, right down the street from my house!

The folks at The Onion are pure geniuses:

Historic Blockbuster Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The Past

The video ends with mentions of other relics of the analog past that will seem archaic in the digital future and merit their own historical museums including the Virgin Records Music Store and Border’s Bookstore.

Not sure how you make a museum experience of it, but I’d add another lost relic to the list: Privacy.

Saw this featured on NewTeeVee and had to piggyback. Too funny. Happy Mother’s Day!