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# Eat your heart out Gatsby, or: Web 2.0 was started by the Illuminati
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/eat-your-heart-out-gatsby-or-web-20-was-started-by-the-illuminati/
- Published: 2005-11-11T18:57:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:32:51.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Personal, web20, illuminati, suprcilious

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> We drank and hung out until after midnight, then a bunch of peeps went over to Cassanova (in several waves) and proceded to shut that place down like the Internet RockStars we are.

[Supr.c.ilio.us: The Blog](http://supr.c.ilio.us/blog/?ref=chrismessina.me)

[Supr.c.ilio.us](http://supr.c.ilio.us/?ref=chrismessina.me), the site for tagging tag sites or social social tagging site tagging, held its launch party in grand style last night at Annie's in SOMA. Even though I was too late to make it to the festivities, I hooked up with the [long-tail](http://longtailcamp.org/?ref=chrismessina.me) of their launch party for drinks at Cassanova.

Turns out that the [Supr.c.ilio.us](http://supr.c.ilio.us/?ref=chrismessina.me) dropped a big announcement during the filming of their worldwide exclusive Geek Entertainment Television's [interview](http://blip.tv/file/4324?ref=chrismessina.me). What you are about to read may shock you (unless you read the title of this post) but in fact *Web 2.0 is a conspiracy by the Illuminati!*

This of course makes perfect sense when you think about it. For one example, consider the phrase "[Novus Ordo Seclorum](http://www.greatseal.com/mottoes/seclorum.html?ref=chrismessina.me)". This means "**A new order of the ages**". And there it is, on the American dollar bill — of all things, the currency most often used by Silicon Valley venture capitalists. I think the [Supr.c.ilio.us](http://supr.c.ilio.us/?ref=chrismessina.me) boys are definitely on to something here.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Supr.c.ilio.us: The Blog](http://supr.c.ilio.us/blog/?p=82&ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-11-11 20:55:28

**Explanations Might Be In Order**If you’ve been looking around the Blogosphere lately you might have come across some rumors including unsubstantiated quotes of Supr.c.ilio.us: The Blog saying that Web 2.0 is a conspiracy that was started by people deep inside the Illuminati. We wo...

**[Supr.c.ilio.us: The Blog » Explanations Might Be In Order](http://supr.c.ilio.us/blog/2005/11/11/explanations-might-be-in-order/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-11-11 20:56:26

\[...\] If you’ve been looking around the Blogosphere lately you might have come across some rumors including unsubstantiated qu \[...\]

**[Alex Barnett blog](http://blogs.msdn.com/alexbarn/archive/2005/11/11/491997.aspx?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-11-11 22:53:35

**H2.0 and 'the party to end all parties'**It is with dubious pride that I announce that this blog has joined the new Hack 2.0 Workgroup. The...

**[Kevin](http://feedblog.org/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-11-11 23:14:19

Love the logo.. very hip..

**[Read/Write Web](http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/002936.php?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-11-13 19:34:35

**Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-up, 7 - 13 Nov 2005**This week: International Web 2.0, Mainstream Media Meltdown, Microsoft "Leaked" docs, Web 2.0 poster children rebel, Post of the Week - samy conquers myspace.