The internet used to be fun. Remember? 

In August, a TikTok video of a 7-year-old named Tariq whisked me back to 2013 when being online was actually fun.

Through a toothy jack-o'-lantern grin, he waxed poetic about the delights of corn with such unadulterated joy and sincerity that virality seemed almost inevitable. The video spread widely and soon Tariq became...