The internet is in no position to make fun of Rick Astley. If anything, Rick Astley should be internetrolling people.Has the term internet phenomenon ever been followed by anything that didn't make you weep for the future of the species?

In 2007 Rick Astley became the subject of a viral Internet meme in which 13 million Internet users were tricked into watching the video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" by posting it under the name of other popular video titles. The practice is now known as Rickrolling.

Let's make one thing clear: the internet, which has repeatedly given us phenomena 100-200 times dumber than "Never Gonna Give You Up," is in no position to make fun of Rick Astley. If anything, Rick Astley should be internetrolling people.