Amidst the clamor and glamor of the real world, the Internet this week has been a busy one (especially if you signed up for Ashley Madison and had to explain that away to a loved one). There’s been a resurgence for that fun old “men harassing women online and then claim that they’re the true victims” meme, as well as a spirited defense of horrible working practices and the closure of a beloved tourist attraction in Oregon. It’s not all bad, though, as a surprising new use for the phrase “Deez Nuts” will prove. (No, really.) Steel yourself: It’s the round-up of what you might have missed over the last seven days of wild world wide web woolliness.

Forget Drones. Now There’s Something Worse to Be Mad at Amazon For

What Happened: An expose on the terrible working practices at Amazon.com might make you feel better about your own job, but is this the way things have to be for the online economy?

Where It Blew Up: Twitter, blogs, media think pieces

What Really Happened: Good news for almost anyone who hates their job: a New York Times story on the corporate culture at Amazon suggests that it really, really could be much worse. Well, unless you hate your job because you’re already working at Amazon, of course. With quotes from former employees like “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk” and “For those of us who went to work there, it was like a drug that we could get self-worth from,” it’s fair to say that it made Amazon look like arguably the worst place to work imaginable—although not everyone was convinced.

For example, one Amazon worker wrote a rebuttal, while others wondered if maybe all businesses were this bad, deep down. After all, wasn’t the article just an illustration of free market realities? (An argument made more than once.) And maybe it’s not actually about Amazon, anyway: maybe it’s about all of us. Nonetheless, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants you to know that that’s not what Amazon is really like, anyway, honest.

While outrage spread because of the piece, many on social media called for a boycott of the company, although some argue that’s not as easy as it seems, especially when Amazon already knows so much about us. Is this merely the price of creating the future? Don’t ask the Times; they’re too busy publicly discussing whether or not the original piece was fair to answer.

The Takeaway: It’s uncertain what’s more upsetting: the culture at Amazon, or the speed with which people rushed in to defend it. Welcome to the future!

Neither Harry Nor Any Real Human Being With Any Decency Would Be Proud

What Happened: A woman comes forward with a tale of online harassment, and the accused… well, freaks out, basically.

Where It Blew Up: Twitter, blogs, media think pieces

What Really Happened: Writer Grace Spelman had a disturbing story to share this week:

Spelman’s statement inspired others to speak out; Rhiannon Payne, former editor-in-chief of Feminspire told DailyDot that she is no longer connected with the site “due to the toll that the situation was taking on my mental health” and that she no longer has any relationship to Schoen. Abbey Lewis, another former writer for the site took to Twitter to share more:

Andrew Sims, creator of MuggleCast, also tweeted in support of Spelman and implied condemnation of Schoen:

Schoen, however, was defiant about the subject:

In a series of astonishing twists, Schoen first tweeted that he would commit suicide, then recanted that and announced a live-streamed press conference to respond to the situation, then announced that he would not live stream the press conference because of death threats and would instead be podcasting, and then… well, just look:

Following a number of tweets in which he decried journalists whohadwrittenabout the situation, he tweeted the following:

But that was August 19. What about August 20?

Well… yes, we can. After all, it seems that that “harassing someone because they have a boyfriend and then claiming that they are lying about the situation” dramatically outweighs “helping someone to start a website by offering technical expertise.”

The Takeaway: On the plus side, Schoen definitely succeeded at that whole “massive meltdown” that he was aiming for.

Homeowners Never Never Say Die

What Happened: The real-life owner of the iconic house from The Goonies decided that she’d had enough of fans visiting unannounced.

Where It Blew Up: Twitter, blogs, media think pieces

What Really Happened: Bad news for Goonies fans traveling to Oregon to pay tribute to their favorite movie: the owner of the iconic house featured in the 1985 movie has had enough, and hidden the house from view. Her reasoning was that the massive number of visitors—in the thousands, in large part because it’s included in official tourist literature—ruined her property with trash.

While herdecisionmadeheadlines, Twitter followers responded to the decision:

Thankfully, one Goonie (Goony?) came forward to help save the day:

Sean Astin, you’re a class act.

The Takeaway: OK, so Goonies might not say die, but can we at least get them to clean up after themselves?

The Cabinet Can Be Named After Simpsons Prank Calls

What Happened: The 2016 race just got a lot more interesting.

Where It Blew Up: Twitter, blogs, media think pieces

What Really Happened: Pop quiz, hotshots: Who’s the hottest ticket in the Presidential race this week? No, not Donald Trump; it’s Deez Nuts, who was polling close to 10 percent in North Carolina earlier this week, much tothedelightofthemedia.

It turns out, Deez Nuts is, in reality, a 15-year-old called Brady Olsen, inspired to run for the nomination after reading about democratic nominee Limberbutt McCubbins (who, just for the record, is a cat). As he told Rolling Stone, he is named after the meme you’re thinking of, and considers himself relatively aligned with the Libertarian party. (Well, he is 15.)

It’s not just the media—and North Carolina voters—who are into the idea of Deez Nuts going all the way: Warren G has come forward and said that he’d be willing to run as his Vice President, taking the opportunity to remind people that he appeared on the original “Deeez Nuuuts” track on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. With that in place, all that’s needed now is a coherent platform… and maybe a few million voters.

The Takeaway: If nothing else, he’s not any less ridiculous than Trump. Clearly, this will be the political campaign of sideshows and carnivals.

The Saddest, Happiest Place on Earth

What Happened: Welcome to the most… wonderful place in the world? Art enfant terrible Banksy announces “Dismaland,” his new theme park turned art gallery.

Where It Blew Up: Twitter, blogs, media think pieces

What Really Happened: For the next five weeks, British vacation destination Weston-super-Mare will be home to Dismaland, a new “bemusement park” created by Banksy and featuring the work of a number of artists and creative types, including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer. It’s the latest in a career built on détourning pop cultural icons, but enoughtoinspirebreathlessexcitementamongstthemedia. (Even if the rest of the Internet failed to get quite so into the idea.)

Fittingly for the trickster persona Banksy has tried to create, there’s already a fake Twitter account parodying the continually crashing website for the park (This is the real Twitter account, for those looking for it):

If there’s a plus side to all this, it’s that My Roommate Banksy briefly enjoyed a return to the hearts and minds of the online cynical—an audience that should, in theory, be the target audience for Dismaland, if it wasn’t for the fact that all but Banksy have realized that he’s as much a part of the establishment that he’s trying to rebel against as Walt Disney himself.

The Takeaway: Unhappy customers, long waits, and endless media coverage? It really is like the real Disney after all!